Binge Eating, Purging, or Both: Eating Disorder Psychopathology Findings from an Internet Community Survey
Binge Eating, Purging, or Both: Eating Disorder Psychopathology Findings from an Internet Community Survey
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DOI:
10.1002/eat.20770
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发表时间:
2010-12-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
White, Marney A.
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作者:
Roberto, Christina A.;Grilo, Carlos M.;White, Marney A.
Objective: This study aimed to compare bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), and purging disorder (PD) on clinically significant variables and examine the utility of once versus twice-weekly diagnostic thresholds for disturbed eating behaviors.Method: 234 women with BN, BED, or PD were identified through self-report measures via an online survey and categorized based on either once-weekly or twice-weekly disturbed eating behaviors.Results: BN emerged as a more severe disorder than BED and PD. The three groups differed significantly in self-reported restraint and disinhibition and the BN and BED groups reported higher levels of depression than PD. For BN, those engaging in behaviors twice-weekly versus once-weekly were more symptomatic.Discussion: The BN, BED, and PD groups differed in clinically meaningful ways. Future research need to clarify the relationship between mood disturbances and eating behaviors. Reducing the twice-weekly behavior threshold for BN would capture individuals with clinically significant eating disorders, though the twice-weekly threshold may provide important information about disorder severity for both BN and BED. (C) 2009 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.