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Abnormal eating and dissociative experiences
Author(s) -
Valdiserri Susan,
Kihlstrom John F.
Publication year - 1995
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(199505)17:4<373::aid-eat2260170409>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - dissociative , dissociative experiences scale , psychology , dissociative disorders , dissociation (chemistry) , clinical psychology , eating disorder inventory , dissociative identity disorder , eating disorders , psychiatry , bulimia nervosa , cognition , chemistry , schizotypy
Abstract A total of 656 male and female college students completed the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and a modified version of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (M‐DES). There were significant correlations between dissociative experiences and each of the EDI subscales, especially for women. Even among women, however, dissociation was more strongly related to aspects of ego dysfunction than to abnormal eating per se. This finding sets limits on the hypothesized association between dissociative disorder and eating disorder. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.