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## Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a history of purging behaviors in individuals with binge eating disorder (BED) is associated with increased comorbid psychopathology, dietary restraint, severity of eating pathology, and attitudinal disturbance in self-esteem and body image. Method: Sixty-three women meeting DSM-IV criteria for BED who were participating in a psychotherapy treatment study were subclassified according to whether they reported a history of purging behavior using self-induced vomiting or laxatives (HP; N = 24) or no such history (NHP; N = 39). The two groups were compared on the following variables: DSM-IV Axis I Lifetime diagnoses, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Body Shape Questionnaire, Three Factor Eating Questionnaire, Binge Eating Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Results: Data analyses revealed no significant differences between the two BED subgroups on any of the measures. Discussion: These findings indicate that a history of purging behavior in BED is not associated with increased rates of comorbid psychopathology, severity of eating problems, dietary restraint, or attitudinal disturbance. Purging history does not app

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Author

Carol B. Peterson; James E. Mitchell; Sara Engbloom; Sean Nugent; Melissa Pederson Mussell; Scott J. Crow; James P. Miller

Publisher

Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0276-3478)

Published

1998

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)