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Bulimia and diabetes: Distinct psychosocial profiles
Author(s) -
Blouin Arthur G.,
Bushnik Tamara,
Braaten Jan,
Blouin Jane H.
Publication year - 1989
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(198901)8:1<93::aid-eat2260080110>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - psychosocial , psychopathology , psychology , diabetes mellitus , population , risk factor , incidence (geometry) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , eating disorders , medicine , endocrinology , physics , environmental health , optics
A higher incidence of bulimia in diabetic populations than in the normal population has been reported. This study examined whether psychosocial similarities between bulimics and diabetics might exist, posing a psychological risk factor for bulimia among diabetics. Diabetics (n = 19), bulimics (n = 19), and controls (n = 19) were administered tests of eating attitudes, psychiatric symptomatology, and family environment. Few significant psychological similarities were found between the bulimic and diabetic groups. The diabetic and control groups exhibited less psychopathology than the bulimic group on almost all indices. Although both diabetics and bulimics were found to be more perfectionistic than controls, this alone is insufficient evidence of a psychological risk factor for bulimia in the diabetic population studied.