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Frequency of binge eating in bulimic patients: Diagnostic validity
Author(s) -
Wilson G. Terence,
Eldredge Kathleen L.
Publication year - 1991
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(199109)10:5<557::aid-eat2260100508>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - binge eating , bulimia nervosa , psychopathology , binge eating disorder , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , eating disorders
One of the DSM‐III‐R criteria for bulimia nervosa is a minimum binge frequency of twice a week for 3 months. We classified eating disorder patients according to different binge eating and purging frequencies and examined their concurrent and predictive validity. Frequency of purging, but not binge eating, was related to general measures of psychopathology. Neither was related to posttreatment outcome. High SCL‐90 scores at pretreatment were associated with poor outcome.