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Objective and subjective bulimic episodes in the classification of bulimic-type eating disorders: Another nail in the coffin of a problematic distinction

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Mond, J.M., Latner, J.D., Hay, P.H., Owen, C., Rodgers, B.·2010·Behaviour Research and Therapy

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We sought to further explore the validity of the distinction between objective bulimic episodes (OBEs) and subjective bulimic episodes (SBEs) in the study of bulimic-type eating disorders. Drawing on data obtained at the second, interview phase of a large-scale epidemiological study, we identified mutually exclusive subgroups of women with bulimic-type eating disorders who engaged in regular OBEs but not SBEs (n = 37) or regular SBEs but not OBEs (n = 52). These subgroups were compared on a wide range of outcomes, including socio-demographic characteristics, current levels of eating disorder psychopathology, general psychological distress and impairment in role functioning, current and lifetime impairment in quality of life specifically associated with an eating problem, (self)-recognition of an eating problem, health service utilization and use of psychotropic medication. The only difference between groups was that participants who reported regular OBEs were heavier than those who reported regular SBEs. The findings converge with those of previous research in suggesting that bulimic-type eating disorders characterized by regular SBEs, but not OBEs, do not differ in any clinically meaningful way from those characterized by regular OBEs, but not SBEs. Inclusion of bulimic-type eating disorders characterized by regular SBEs as a provisional category requiring further research in DSM-V appears warranted.

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Authors
Mond, J. M., Latner, J. D., Hay, P. H., Owen, C., & Rodgers, B.
Affiliations
  • Western Sydney University (AU)
  • University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
  • Australian National University (AU)
Corresponding author
Mond, J.M.
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-07
Volume
48
Issue
7
Pages
661-669
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2050361075
Cited by
129
References
77
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FWCI
10.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University) (submittedVersion)
  • eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
  • National Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords
DSM-5 classification, binge eating, psychological distress, quality of life, health care utilization, psychotropic drug use, women
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Body Weight, Bulimia, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Interview, Psychological, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult

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