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Purging disorder: Psychopathology and treatment outcomes
Author(s) -
Tasca Giorgio A.,
Maxwell Hilary,
Bone Meagan,
Trinneer Anne,
Balfour Louise,
Bissada Hany
Publication year - 2012
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/eat.20893
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , psychopathology , anorexia nervosa , eating disorders , psychiatry , binge eating disorder , psychology , binge eating , anorexia , medicine
Objective: To characterize a tertiary care treatment‐seeking sample and assess post‐treatment remission and completion rates for purging disorder (PD). Method: Consecutively admitted women with PD ( n = 122), anorexia nervosa (AN) restricting subtype (AN‐R; n = 146), AN binge‐purge subtype (AN‐B; n = 154), and bulimia nervosa‐purging subtype (BN‐P; n = 415) were compared on general and eating disorder specific psychopathology. A subsample ( n = 256) attended a day treatment program and were assessed for post‐treatment remission and completion rates. Results: PD occurred in 17.3% of eating disorders not otherwise specified and 6.7% of total eating disorder referrals. PD patients were similar to AN‐B and BN‐P, but had higher levels than AN‐R, on general and eating disorder psychopathology. PD individuals did not have different post‐treatment remission or completion rates compared to other eating disorders. Discussion: The results add to a growing literature on the utility of PD as a diagnosis. © 2011 by Wiley Periodicals,Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2012)