TY - JOUR
T1 - Subgroups of anorexia nervosa and bulimia
T2 - Validity and utility
AU - Mickalide, Angela D.
AU - Endersen, Arnold E.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - Sociodemographic and psychodynamic similarities and differences among four subgroups of eating disordered females seeking outpatient consultations for anorexia nervosa and bulimia are presented. Supporting the spectrum concept of eating disorders, the four diagnostic subgroups are: (1) anorexia nervosa, restricting; (2) anorexia nervosa with bulimic complications; (3) normal weight bulimia with a history of anorexia nervosa; and (4) normal weight bulimia without a history of anorexia nervosa. Overall, the 165 patients are white, middle to upper-middle class females in their early twenties. The highest levels of psychopathology, as measured by the Eating Disorder Inventory, was manifested by patients afflicted with both anorexic and bulimic symptomatology, either in the past or at time of consultation. Implications for diagnostic classification and clinical intervention are discussed.
AB - Sociodemographic and psychodynamic similarities and differences among four subgroups of eating disordered females seeking outpatient consultations for anorexia nervosa and bulimia are presented. Supporting the spectrum concept of eating disorders, the four diagnostic subgroups are: (1) anorexia nervosa, restricting; (2) anorexia nervosa with bulimic complications; (3) normal weight bulimia with a history of anorexia nervosa; and (4) normal weight bulimia without a history of anorexia nervosa. Overall, the 165 patients are white, middle to upper-middle class females in their early twenties. The highest levels of psychopathology, as measured by the Eating Disorder Inventory, was manifested by patients afflicted with both anorexic and bulimic symptomatology, either in the past or at time of consultation. Implications for diagnostic classification and clinical intervention are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-3956(85)90007-X
DO - 10.1016/0022-3956(85)90007-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 3862826
AN - SCOPUS:0022381990
VL - 19
SP - 121
EP - 128
JO - Journal of Psychiatric Research
JF - Journal of Psychiatric Research
SN - 0022-3956
IS - 2-3
ER -