Open AccessA naturalistic, long-term follow-up of purging disorder
Author(s) -
K. Jean Forney,
Ross D. Crosby,
Tiffany A. Brown,
Kelly M. Klein,
Pamela K. Keel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.857
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1469-8978
pISSN - 0033-2917
DOI - 10.1017/s0033291719003982
Subject(s) - comorbidity , eating disorders , quality of life (healthcare) , anxiety , binge eating , binge eating disorder , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , bulimia nervosa , psychotherapist
The DSM-5 introduced purging disorder (PD) as an other specified feeding or eating disorder characterized by recurrent purging in the absence of binge eating. The current study sought to describe the long-term outcome of PD and to examine predictors of outcome.