UNSPECIFIED (2003) Somatoform dissociation in eating-disordered patients. BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY, 41 (5). pp. 619-627. ISSN 0005-7967

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Abstract

This study investigated the role of somatoform dissociation in eating disorders and pathological eating behaviour, relative to the established association of eating pathology with psychological dissociation. The participants were 131 women with DSM-IV diagnoses of anorexic or bulimic disorders and 75 women who had no such disorder. Each woman completed measures of psychological and somatoform dissociation, as well as a measure of bulimic attitudes. The current presence or absence of specific bulimic behaviours was identified during the clinical interview. Levels of both forms of dissociation were higher in the women who had diagnoses of disorders with a bulimic component (bulimia nervosa; anorexia nervosa of the binge/purge subtype) than in the non-clinical or restrictive anorexic women. Somatoform dissociation showed particularly strong links with the presence of bulimic behavioural features (excessive exercise, laxative abuse, diet pill abuse, diuretic abuse) and with bulimic attitudes. The formulation and treatment of cases where there are bulimic features is likely to be enhanced by the assessment of somatoform dissociation. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Journal or Publication Title:	BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
ISSN:	0005-7967
Date:	May 2003
Volume:	41
Number:	5
Number of Pages:	9
Page Range:	pp. 619-627
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/9774

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