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Dysphoric mood and overeating
Author(s) -
Cooper Peter J.,
Bowskill Richard
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1986.tb00689.x
Subject(s) - psychology , overeating , mood , clinical psychology , medicine , obesity
Three naturalistic studies were conducted to investigate the disinhibitory effect of dysphoric mood states on eating. A clear association between dysphoric mood and overeating was found in patients with bulimia nervosa and in a group of students who were high restrainers on a weight‐reducing diet. The effect was much weaker in a third group of non‐dieting high restrainers.