Characteristics of Black Treatment Seekers for Eating Disorders
Characteristics of Black Treatment Seekers for Eating Disorders
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DOI：
10.1002/eat.20684
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发表时间：
2010-04-01
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Peterson, Carol B.
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作者：
Fernandes, Nisha H.;Crow, Scott J.;Peterson, Carol B.
目的：研究饮食障碍专科中心寻求治疗的黑人和白人在饮食心理病理上的差异。方法：研究对象来自1979-1995年间在专科中心接受治疗的1680名受试者，其中32名黑人；1648名白人。32名黑人参与者与153名白人参与者在勃起功能障碍的诊断、出现的年份和性别方面进行了匹配。结果：大多数参与者被诊断为饮食障碍，而不是其他指定的饮食障碍(EDNOS)。没有黑人参与者符合神经性厌食症(AN)的标准。与白人参与者相比，黑人参与者报告的身体不满程度更高，符合肥胖标准的比例更高。已报道的既往治疗病史几乎没有不同。讨论：患有EDS的黑人和白人参与者在大多数方面看起来相似，但黑人参与者中明显缺乏EDS。与之前的研究相反，黑人参与者的身体不满程度出人意料地高于白人参与者。(C)威利期刊公司2009年出版。
Objective: This study sought to investigate differences in eating psychopathology between black and white treatment seekers at a specialty eating disorders (EDs) center.Method: Participants were drawn from 1680 individuals (n = 32 blacks; n = 1648 whites) who received treatment for an ED at a specialized center between 1979 and 1995, and had completed the EDs Questionnaire. The 32 black participants were matched to 153 white participants for ED diagnosis, year of presentation, and gender.Results: The majority of the participants were diagnosed with eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS). No black participants met criteria for anorexia nervosa (AN). Black participants reported more body dissatisfaction and a higher percentage fulfilled the obesity criterion compared to white participants. There were few differences in reported history of previous treatment.Discussion: Black and white participants with EDs appeared similar in most respects, but AN was notably absent among black participants. In contrast to previous research, body dissatisfaction was surprisingly higher in black than in white participants. (C) 2009 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.