OBJECTIVE: A community sample of women with binge eating disorder (BED) was followed for a period of 6 months, in order to examine the natural course of the disorder. METHOD: Baseline, 3-, and 6-month assessments were conducted. The following variables were examined: eating disorder symptomatology, importance of weight or shape, psychopathology, social adjustment, childhood sexual abuse, childhood obesity, parental obesity, and parental psychopathology. RESULTS: After the 3-month follow-up, 10 of the original sample of 31 participants dropped out of the study; drop-outs were more likely to have reported a history of sexual abuse. Of the 21 remaining participants, 11 continued to suffer from full-syndrome BED at 6-month follow-up, while the remaining 10 appeared to be in partial remission. There were no significant baseline predictors of outcome. CONCLUSION: It appears that for some women with BED, the eating disorder improves with a decrease in binge eating and importance of weight or shape. For others, the eating disorder symptoms remain constant.
OBJECTIVE: A community sample of women with binge eating disorder (BED) was followed for a period of 6 months, in order to examine the natural course of the disorder. METHOD: Baseline, 3-, and 6-month assessments were conducted. The following variables were examined: eating disorder symptomatology, importance of weight or shape, psychopathology, social adjustment, childhood sexual abuse, childhood obesity, parental obesity, and parental psychopathology. RESULTS: After the 3-month follow-up, 10 of the original sample of 31 participants dropped out of the study; drop-outs were more likely to have reported a history of sexual abuse. Of the 21 remaining participants, 11 continued to suffer from full-syndrome BED at 6-month follow-up, while the remaining 10 appeared to be in partial remission. There were no significant baseline predictors of outcome. CONCLUSION: It appears that for some women with BED, the eating disorder improves with a decrease in binge eating and importance of weight or shape. For others, the eating disorder symptoms remain constant.
Authors: Ronald C Kessler; Patricia A Berglund; Wai Tat Chiu; Anne C Deitz; James I Hudson; Victoria Shahly; Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola; Jordi Alonso; Matthias C Angermeyer; Corina Benjet; Ronny Bruffaerts; Giovanni de Girolamo; Ron de Graaf; Josep Maria Haro; Viviane Kovess-Masfety; Siobhan O'Neill; Jose Posada-Villa; Carmen Sasu; Kate Scott; Maria Carmen Viana; Miguel Xavier Journal: Biol Psychiatry Date: 2013-01-03 Impact factor: 13.382
Authors: Amy A Gorin; Heather M Niemeier; Patricia Hogan; Mace Coday; Cralen Davis; Vicki G DiLillo; Marci E Gluck; Thomas A Wadden; Delia S West; Donald Williamson; Susan Z Yanovski Journal: Arch Gen Psychiatry Date: 2008-12
Authors: Carlos M Grilo; Charles A Sanislow; M Tracie Shea; Andrew E Skodol; Robert L Stout; Maria E Pagano; Shirley Yen; Thomas H McGlashan Journal: Int J Eat Disord Date: 2003-11 Impact factor: 4.861