Eating related and general psychopathology in obese females with binge eating disorder

One hundred obese women with a mean age of 39.2 years, and a mean body mass index (BMI) of 35.9 kg/m2 were evaluated before entering a treatment study for weight reduction. According to the results of a structured interview, subjects were divided into four groups: (1) no overeating episodes, (2) epi...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 1994-01, Vol.15 (1), p.43-52
Main Authors: De Zwann, M, Mitchell, J.E, Seim, H.C, Specker, S.M, Pyle, R.L, Raymond, N.C, Crosby, R.B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Comorbidity
COMPORTEMENT ALIMENTAIRE
Depressive Disorder - complications
DIAGNOSTIC
DIAGNOSTICO
Eating behavior disorders
FACTEUR PSYCHOLOGIQUE
FACTORES PSICOLOGICOS
Feeding and Eating Disorders - complications
Feeding and Eating Disorders - diagnosis
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Feeding Behavior
Female
FEMME
HABITOS ALIMENTARIOS
Humans
Impulsive Behavior
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
MUJERES
Obesity - complications
Obesity - diagnosis
Obesity - psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
SOBREPESO
SURPOIDS
TRASTORNOS DEL APETITO
TROUBLE DE L'APPETIT
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Summary:One hundred obese women with a mean age of 39.2 years, and a mean body mass index (BMI) of 35.9 kg/m2 were evaluated before entering a treatment study for weight reduction. According to the results of a structured interview, subjects were divided into four groups: (1) no overeating episodes, (2) episodic overeating episodes without the feeling of loss of control, (3) overeating plus the sense of loss of control (binge eating), and (4) full diagnostic criteria for binge eating disorder (BED). One-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs) revealed significant positive associations between binge eating and eating/weight-related characteristics such as a history of frequent weight fluctuations, the amount of time spent dieting, drive for thinness, and a tendency for disinhibition of eating. Furthermore, subjects exhibited more feelings of ineffectiveness, stronger perfectionistic attitudes, more impulsivity, less self-esteem, and less interoceptive awareness the more problems with binge eating they reported. The results support the idea that binge eaters might be a distinct subgroup among the obese population, and corroborate the utility of a diagnosis of BED in identifying the most disturbed obese subjects with regard to the variables tested
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/1098-108X(199401)15:1<43::AID-EAT2260150106>3.0.CO;2-6