Understanding the Association of Impulsivity, Obsessions, and Compulsions with Binge Eating and Purging Behaviours in Anorexia Nervosa

Overview

Journal Eur Eat Disord Rev

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Nutritional Sciences

Date 2012 Feb 22

PMID 22351620

Citations 14

Authors

Elizabeth R Hoffman

Danielle A Gagne

Laura M Thornton

Kelly L Klump

Harry Brandt

Steve Crawford

Manfred M Fichter

Katherine A Halmi

Craig Johnson

Ian Jones

Allan S Kaplan

James E Mitchell

Michael Strober

Janet Treasure

D Blake Woodside

Wade H Berrettini

Walter H Kaye

Cynthia M Bulik

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Abstract

Objective: To further refine our understanding of impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions in anorexia nervosa (AN) by isolating which behaviours--binge eating, purging, or both--are associated with these features.

Methods: We conducted regression analyses with binge eating, purging, and the interaction of binge eating with purging as individual predictors of scores for impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions in two samples of women with AN (n = 1373).

Results: Purging, but not binge eating, was associated with higher scores on impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions. Purging was also associated with worst eating rituals and with worst eating preoccupations.

Conclusion: Our results suggest that purging, compared with binge eating, may be a stronger correlate of impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions in AN.

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