MOOD, SELF-PERCEPTION AND 24-HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE IN HEALTHY FEMALES

本研究旨在扩展先前的GCRC研究（1083），该研究发现， 患有神经性贪食症的女性表现出迟钝的交感神经活动， 但皮质醇活性升高。 此外，心理社会 问卷调查显示，暴食症报告更多的负面情绪， 与健康人相比， 对照 因此，本研究旨在研究血液 个体的血压、心率、儿茶酚胺和皮质醇水平 通过研究这些得分， 进食障碍量表得分高的人与得分低但没有 符合当前或终生饮食失调的诊断。 此外，本发明还提供了一种方法， 将评估心理社会因素。 调查结果 可能会影响到确定是否有钝化的交感神经 功能和消极的心理社会因素先于或后果 神经性水肿

This study is to extend a previous GCRC study (1083) which found that women with Bulimia Nervosa exhibit blunted sympathetic activity to stress but heightened cortisol activity. In addition, psychosocial questionnaires revealed that bulimics reported more negative mood, perceived stress, and maladaptive coping skills compared with healthy controls. Thus, this present study is proposed to investigate blood pressure, heart rate, catecholamines, and cortisol levels in individuals at risk for developing an eating disorder by studying those scoring high on an eating disorder scale versus those scoring low but who do not meet current or lifetime diagnosis for eating disorders. In addition, psychosocial factors will be assessed. Results of such an investigation may have implications for determining whether blunted sympathetic function and negative psychosocial factors precede or are a consequence of Bulima Nervosa.