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- Title
Eating Pathology in Bulimia Nervosa.
- Authors
Hetherington, Marion M.; Spalter, Adela R.; Bernat, Aviva S.; Nelson, Mark L.; Gold, Philip W.
- Abstract
Degree of eating pathology in bulimia nervosa was assessed using the Eating Behavior Rating Scale (EBRS) across three videotaped eating sessions Twelve bulimic and 12 non-eating disordered subjects participated in this study. All subjects were filmed during a baseline meal (ad libitum), a high-calorie meal and a low-calorie meal (both fixed amounts). Mean EBRS scores were significantly higher for bulimics (12.6 ± 1.7) than for controls (3.9 ± 0.9), suggesting a higher degree of eating pathology in these patients. Affect during eating was significantly more negative in the bulimic patients. EBR5 and affect scores were significantly correlated [r (11) = .813, p < .01]. Bulimics had a slower rate of eating than controls and took significantly longer to initiate eating. Scores of pathological eating correlated with scores on the Eating Attitudes Test and the Bulimic Investigatory Test-Edinburgh, indicating a relationship between objective measures of pathological eating and self-report measures of eating disorder symptoms.
- Subjects
BULIMIA; EATING disorders; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHIATRIC rating scales; FOOD habits; SYMPTOMS; AFFECT (Psychology); PATHOLOGICAL psychology; PATIENTS
- Publication
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1993, Vol 13, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
0276-3478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/1098-108X(199301)13:1<13::AID-EAT2260130103>3.0.CO;2-0