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Similarities among bulimia nervosa patients categorized by current and historical weight: Implications for the classification of eating disorders
Author(s) -
Thompson J. Kevin
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198803)7:2<185::aid-eat2260070205>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , psychology , eating disorders , underweight , psychopathology , clinical psychology , anorexia nervosa , eating disorder inventory , psychiatry , depression (economics) , overweight , obesity , medicine , macroeconomics , economics
Thirty‐three bulimia nervosa patients were stratified by current and historical weight into three distinct groups and administered the Eating Disorders Inventory, Eating Attitudes Test, and Zung Self‐Rating Depression Scale. Few differences eventuated between groups: however, the underweight bulimics scored significantly lower on the EDI scales of drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction. The results replicate earlier work demonstrating that few behavioral and psychological dimensions of eating psychopathology differentiate between individuals with bulimia nervosa who are categorized by current weight and weight history. The findings also support Fairburn and Garner's (1986) nosological recommendation that individuals with the core features of bulimia nervosa receive the diagnosis “irrespective of their weight” (p. 414).