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Comparison of binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa in a community sample
Author(s) -
StriegelMoore Ruth H.,
Cachelin Fary M.,
Dohm FaithAnne,
Pike Kathleen M.,
Wilfley Denise E.,
Fairburn Christopher G.
Publication year - 2001
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(200103)29:2<157::aid-eat1005>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , binge eating disorder , anorexia nervosa , eating disorders , psychiatry , psychology , binge eating , clinical psychology
Objective This study examined the relationship between binge eating disorder (BED), a newly proposed eating disorder, and bulimia nervosa (BN). Method Three groups recruited from the community were compared: women with BED (n = 150), women with purging BN (n = 48), and women with nonpurging BN (n = 14). Results The three groups did not differ significantly in education, weight or shape concern, and current or lifetime prevalence of nine major mental disorders. Women with BED, compared with women with purging BN, were older, less likely to have a history of anorexia nervosa, and less likely to have been treated for an eating disorder. Obesity was more commonly associated with BED than with either subtype of BN. Discussion Our results lend some support to BED as an eating disorder distinct from purging BN. More research is needed to clarify the position of nonpurging BN relative to BED and purging BN. © 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 29: 157‐165, 2001.