Relevant risk factors, current eating psychopathology, body shape concern and psychological functioning in eating disorders
Objective: The first aim of this study is to assess retrospectively the relevant risk factors in patients with Eating Disorders (EDs). The second aim is the assessment of eating psychopathology, body shape concern and psychological functioning in different groups of eating disorders. Method: Evaluat...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:141142 |
| Online Access: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/141142 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Relevant risk factors Eating disorders Psychological functioning Ex post facto study Trastornos de la conducta alimentaria Factores de riesgo Características clínicas Estudio ex post facto |
| Summary: | Objective: The first aim of this study is to assess retrospectively the relevant risk factors in patients with Eating Disorders (EDs). The second aim is the assessment of eating psychopathology, body shape concern and psychological functioning in different groups of eating disorders. Method: Evaluation prior to intervention of 73 patients with bulimia nervosa of the purging type (BN-P; n=29), binge eating disorder (BED; n=6), eating disorder not otherwise specified purging type (EDNOS-P; n=17) and eating disorder not otherwise specified restricting type (EDNOS-R; n=21). Findings: The most substantial risk factors found were previous presence of obesity and the onset of EDs in adolescence. Early menarche was not a risk factor. Body mass index (BMI) reflected the eating symptoms of each diagnostic group. The BN-P group presented the most severe eating symptoms. The majority of the groups had long duration of illness and presented body shape concern, social interaction difficulties and personality problems. On the other hand, feelings of inefficacy were not a clinical characteristic in the BE group. Conclusion: The fact that obesity antecedents has emerged as a substantial risk factor in ED patients is an additional argument for the necessity of prevention. Moreover, the social interaction difficulties found in the BE group support the need for more interpersonal intervention strategies |
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