Background

This meta-analytic review examines the theory of mind profiles in both patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and autistic individuals.

Methodology

The studies examining theory of mind were divided into the following categories: emotional theory of mind, understanding simple social situations, understanding complex social interactions, and implicit social attribution. All included studies investigated differences between healthy control (HCs) individuals and people with AN or autistic people. Differences in theory of mind profile between people with AN and autistic people were explored by conducting moderator analyses.

Results

People with AN and autistic people showed a similar theory of mind profile, but autistic individuals showed greater difficulties, particularly in emotional theory of mind.

Conclusions

Although both people with AN and autistic people have significant difficulties in all aspects of theory of mind relative to the HCs, some differences in the underlying profile may be present. However, due to relative paucity of theory of mind research among people with AN, further research is still needed before firm conclusion can be drawn.

中文翻译：

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神经性厌食症患者和自闭症个体的心理理论特征的差异：荟萃分析综述

背景

这篇荟萃分析综述检查了神经性厌食症 (AN) 和自闭症患者的心理特征理论。

方法

研究心智理论的研究分为以下几类：心智情感理论、理解简单的社会情境、理解复杂的社会互动和内隐的社会归因。所有纳入的研究都调查了健康对照 (HC) 个体与 AN 或自闭症患者之间的差异。通过进行调节分析，探讨了 AN 患者和自闭症患者之间心理特征理论的差异。

结果

患有 AN 的人和自闭症患者表现出相似的心理特征理论，但自闭症个体表现出更大的困难，特别是在情绪心理理论方面。

结论

尽管 AN 患者和自闭症患者在心智理论的各个方面都存在与 HC 相关的重大困难，但可能存在一些潜在特征的差异。然而，由于对 AN 患者的心理理论研究相对较少，尚需进一步研究才能得出明确的结论。