Identification of Psychological Dysfunctions and Eating Disorders in Obese Women Seeking Weight Loss: Cross-Sectional Study

Objective. The aim of this study is to analyse associations between eating behaviour and psychological dysfunctions in treatment-seeking obese patients and identify parameters for the development of diagnostic tools with regard to eating and psychological disorders. Design and Methods. Cross-section...

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Published in:International Journal of Endocrinology 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.635-643-068
Main Authors: Giusti, Vittorio, Marques-Vidal, Pedro, Szymanski, Jennifer, Panchaud Cornut, Maude
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Anxiety
Body mass index
Care and treatment
Complications and side effects
Cross-sectional studies
Demographic aspects
Diagnosis
Eating disorders
Endocrinology
Fear & phobias
Gastrointestinal surgery
Mental depression
Mental illness
Obesity
Patients
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Statistical analysis
Variance analysis
Weight control
Womens health
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Summary:Objective. The aim of this study is to analyse associations between eating behaviour and psychological dysfunctions in treatment-seeking obese patients and identify parameters for the development of diagnostic tools with regard to eating and psychological disorders. Design and Methods. Cross-sectional data were analysed from 138 obese women. Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh and Eating Disorder Inventory-2 assessed eating behaviours. Beck Depression Inventory II, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, form Y, Rathus Assertiveness Schedule, and Marks and Mathews Fear Questionnaire assessed psychological profile. Results. 61% of patients showed moderate or major depressive symptoms and 77% showed symptoms of anxiety. Half of the participants presented with a low degree of assertiveness. No correlation was found between psychological profile and age or anthropometric measurements. The prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety, and assertiveness increased with the degree of eating disorders. The feeling of ineffectiveness explained a large degree of score variance. It explained 30 to 50% of the variability of assertiveness, phobias, anxiety, and depression. Conclusion. Psychological dysfunctions had a high prevalence and their severity is correlated with degree of eating disorders. The feeling of ineffectiveness constitutes the major predictor of the psychological profile and could open new ways to develop screening tools.
ISSN:1687-8337
1687-8345
DOI:10.1155/2014/356289