Implications of impulsive and affective symptoms for serotonin function in bulimia nervosa

STEIGER, H.; YOUNG, S. N.; NG YING KIN, N. M. K.; KOERNER, N.; ISRAEL, M.; LAGEIX, P.; PARIS, J.

doi:10.1017/s003329179900313x

Implications of impulsive and affective symptoms for serotonin function in bulimia nervosa

Background. Bulimic, impulsive and depressive syndromes have all been associated with abnormalities in brain serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) mechanisms. Methods. We had 26 bulimic women and 22 normal-eater women report impulsive, affective, self-destructive and bulimic symptoms, and then pr…