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Racial/ethnic differences in adults in randomized clinical trials of binge eating disorder.
Author(s) -
­Debra L. Franko,
Heather ThompsonBrenner,
Douglas Thompson,
Christina L. Boisseau,
Angela Davis,
Kelsie T. Forbush,
James P Roehrig,
Susan W. Bryson,
Cynthia M. Bulik,
Scott J. Crow,
Michael J. Devlin,
Amy A. Gorin,
Carlos M. Grilo,
Jean L. Kristeller,
Robin M. Masheb,
James E. Mitchell,
Carol B. Peterson,
Debra L. Safer,
Ruth H. Striegel,
Denise E. Wilfley,
G. Terence Wilson
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/a0026700
Subject(s) - ethnic group , binge eating disorder , psychology , clinical psychology , binge eating , psychiatry , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , eating disorders , medicine , bulimia nervosa , sociology , anthropology , surgery , pathology
Recent studies suggest that binge eating disorder (BED) is as prevalent among African American and Hispanic Americans as among Caucasian Americans; however, data regarding the characteristics of treatment-seeking individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups are scarce. The purpose of this study was to investigate racial/ethnic differences in demographic characteristics and eating disorder symptoms in participants enrolled in treatment trials for BED.

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