Understanding the association of impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions with binge eating and purging behaviours in anorexia nervosa

Hoffman, Elizabeth R., Gagne, Danielle A., Thornton, Laura M., Klump, Kelly L., Brandt, Harry, Crawford, Steve, Fichter, Manfred M., Halmi, Katherine A., Johnson, Craig, Jones, Ian R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5821-5889, Kaplan, Allan S., Mitchell, James E., Strober, Michael, Treasure, Janet, Woodside, D. Blake, Berrettini, Wade H., Kaye, Walter H. and Bulik, Cynthia M. 2012. Understanding the association of impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions with binge eating and purging behaviours in anorexia nervosa. European Eating Disorders Review 20 (3) , e129-e136. 10.1002/erv.2161

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To further refine our understanding of impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions in anorexia nervosa (AN) by isolating which behaviours--binge eating, purging, or both--are associated with these features. METHODS: We conducted regression analyses with binge eating, purging, and the interaction of binge eating with purging as individual predictors of scores for impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions in two samples of women with AN (n = 1373). RESULTS: Purging, but not binge eating, was associated with higher scores on impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions. Purging was also associated with worst eating rituals and with worst eating preoccupations. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that purging, compared with binge eating, may be a stronger correlate of impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions in AN.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) Medicine
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	anorexia nervosa; impulsivity; compulsivity; binge eating; purging
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:	1072-4133
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 10:50
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/41481

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