Natural course of a community sample of women with binge eating disorder

Objective A community sample of women with binge eating disorder (BED) was followed for a period of 6 months, in order to examine the natural course of the disorder. Method Baseline, 3‐, and 6‐month assessments were conducted. The following variables were examined: eating disorder symptomatology, im...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 1999-01, Vol.25 (1), p.45-54
Main Authors: Cachelin, Fary M., Striegel-Moore, Ruth H., Elder, Katherine A., Pike, Kathleen M., Wilfley, Denise E., Fairburn, Christopher G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Binge eating
Biological and medical sciences
Body Weight
Child
Child Abuse, Sexual
Disease Progression
Eating behavior disorders
eating disorder
Eating disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Feeding and Eating Disorders - therapy
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
natural outcome
Obesity - genetics
Prognosis
prognostic factors
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Self Concept
Social Adjustment
Treatment Outcome
Women
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Summary:Objective A community sample of women with binge eating disorder (BED) was followed for a period of 6 months, in order to examine the natural course of the disorder. Method Baseline, 3‐, and 6‐month assessments were conducted. The following variables were examined: eating disorder symptomatology, importance of weight or shape, psychopathology, social adjustment, childhood sexual abuse, childhood obesity, parental obesity, and parental psychopathology. Results After the 3‐month follow‐up, 10 of the original sample of 31 participants dropped out of the study; drop‐outs were more likely to have reported a history of sexual abuse. Of the 21 remaining participants, 11 continued to suffer from full‐syndrome BED at 6‐month follow‐up, while the remaining 10 appeared to be in partial remission. There were no significant baseline predictors of outcome. Conclusion It appears that for some women with BED, the eating disorder improves with a decrease in binge eating and importance of weight or shape. For others, the eating disorder symptoms remain constant. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 25:45–54, 1999.
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199901)25:1<45::AID-EAT6>3.0.CO;2-3