Interoceptive sensitivity deficits in women recovered from bulimia nervosa
Interoceptive sensitivity deficits in women recovered from bulimia nervosa
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DOI:
10.1016/j.eatbeh.2013.08.002
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发表时间:
2013-12-01
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影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Kaye, Walter H.
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作者:
Klabunde, Megan;Acheson, Dean T.;Kaye, Walter H.
Self-report studies suggest that patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) evidence difficulties with interoceptive awareness. Indeed, interoceptive deficits may persist after recovery of BN and may be a biological trait that predisposes symptom development in BN. However, no studies to date have directly assessed interoceptive sensitivity, or accuracy in detecting and perceiving internal body cues, in patients with or recovered from BN. Nine women who had recovered from BN and 10 healthy control women completed the Heart Beat Perception Task (HBPT) in which individuals were required to estimate the number of heartbeats between intervals of time. Accuracy scores were compared between groups. Significant differences were found between the groups on the HBPT ((F-1,F-19) = 7.78, p = .013, Cohen's d = 1.16) when controlling for age. These results suggest that deficits in interoceptive sensitivity are present in individuals recovered from BN. Thus interoceptive deficits may be one factor that bridges the gap between brain dysfunction and symptom presentation in BN. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.