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The importance of loss of control while eating in adolescents with purging disorder. International journal of eating disorders Goldschmidt, A. B., Accurso, E. C., O'Brien, S., Kara Fitzpatrick, K., Lock, J. D., Le Grange, D. 2016; 49 (8): 801-804

Abstract

Although many individuals with purging disorder (PD) report loss of control (LOC) eating, it is unclear whether they differ from those who do not, or from other eating disorders involving purging and/or LOC.We compared PD with LOC (PD-LOC), PD without LOC (PD-noLOC), bulimia nervosa (BN), and anorexia nervosa-binge/purge subtype (AN-B/P) on measures of eating-related and general psychopathology in treatment-seeking adolescents.PD-LOC comprised ~30% of PD diagnoses. PD-LOC and PD-noLOC did not differ from one another, or from BN and AN-B/P, on most measures of psychopathology, with some exceptions. PD-noLOC was similar to AN-B/P (p?=?0.99) and significantly different from BN on eating concerns (p?

View details for DOI 10.1002/eat.22525

View details for PubMedID 26969189