Comparison of Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa in a community sample
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2001
Abstract
Objective
This study examined the relationship between binge eating disorder (BED), a newly proposed eating disorder, and bulimia nervosa (BN).
Method
Three groups recruited from the community were compared: women with BED (n = 150), women with purging BN (n = 48), and women with nonpurging BN (n = 14).
Results
The three groups did not differ significantly in education, weight or shape concern, and current or lifetime prevalence of nine major mental disorders. Women with BED, compared with women with purging BN, were older, less likely to have a history of anorexia nervosa, and less likely to have been treated for an eating disorder. Obesity was more commonly associated with BED than with either subtype of BN.
Discussion
Our results lend some support to BED as an eating disorder distinct from purging BN. More research is needed to clarify the position of nonpurging BN relative to BED and purging BN. © 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 29: 157-165, 2001.
Publication Title
International Journal of Eating Disorders
Repository Citation
Striegel-Moore, Ruth H.; Cachelin, Fary M.; Dohm, Faith-Anne Ph.D.; Pike, Kathleen M.; Wilfley, Denise E.; and Fairburn, Christopher G., "Comparison of Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa in a community sample" (2001). School of Education and Human Development Faculty Publications. 137.
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Published Citation
Striegel-Moore, R. H., Cachelin, F. M., Dohm, F. A., Pike, K. M., Wilfley, D. E. & Fairburn, C. G. (2001). Comparison of Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa in a community sample. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 29(2), 157-165. doi:10.1002/1098-108X(200103)29:2<157::AID-EAT1005>3.0.CO;2-8
DOI
10.1002/1098-108X(200103)29:2<157::AID-EAT1005>3.0.CO;2-8
Peer Reviewed
Comments
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