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Adult attachment in eating disorders mediates the association between perceived...

This study aimed to evaluate the associations between perceived invalidating childhood environments, attachment in intimate relationships and eating psychopathology, to explore how these variables interact with each other, and to explore potential mediators to this pattern of association in a clinical eating disorder (ED) sample. One hundred thirty-seven ED outpatients were evaluated with the Invalidating Child...

Retrospective correlates for bulimia nervosa: a matched case-control study

Objective: There have been few studies investigating the risk factors for bulimia nervosa (BN), and most have been in Anglo‐Saxon countries. This study aimed to (i) replicate the uncontested retrospective correlates for BN and clarify the role of factors with inconsistent findings and (ii) evaluate the strength of these factors in a different culture. Method: A case–control design was used to compare 60 women w...

Anorexia nervosa versus bulimia nervosa: differences based on retrospective cor...

Objective This study is the result of two Portuguese case– control studies that examined the replication of retrospective correlates and preceding life events in anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) development. This study aims to identify retrospective correlates that distinguish AN and BN Method A case–control design was used to compare a group of women who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of M...

Dysregulated behaviours in bulimia nervosa : a case‐control study

Background: Bulimia nervosa (BN) is often related to self-control difficulties and to dysregulated behaviours. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of self-injurious behaviour, suicide attempts, and other dysregulated behaviours in BN, using two control groups (a healthy group and a general psychiatric group), and also to examine the association between these behaviours and alleged sexual abuse in BN. Meth...

Risk factors and antecedent life events in the development of anorexia nervosa ...

Objective: The aetiology of anorexia nervosa (AN) is considered to be multifactorial. This study aims to identify potential risk factors for AN and whether these factors are specific to AN or precede the development of psychiatric disorders in general and to identify specific life events in the 12 months immediately preceding the onset of eating disorder (ED) symptoms. Method: A case-control design was used to ...

Eating disorders and treatment outcome - Preliminary results

Dysregulated Behaviors in Bulimia Nervosa – A case-control study

Antecedent life events in the development of anorexia nervosa: A case control s...

Antecedent life events in the development of bulimia nervosa

Risk Factors for Anorexia Nervosa – A Portuguese Case Control Study