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Eating-disordered patients with and without self-injurious behaviours : a comparison of psychopathological features
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Abstract
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| Objective: A considerable number of eating-disordered patients also display all kinds of self-injurious behaviours (SIB), which might be viewed as an indicator of psychopathological severity. Method: To test this hypothesis in 70 females admitted to a specialized treatment programme for eating disorders, a wide spectrum of psychopathological features was studied by means of self-reporting questionnaires: clinical symptomatology, personality disorders, aggression regulation, trauma history, dissociation and body experience. A comparison was made between patients with (n = 27) and without SIB (n = 43), as well as between patients with one (n = 13) versus more types (n = 14) of SIB. Results: In general, patients with SIB reported significantly more complaints or signs of anxiety, depression, hostility, cluster B personality disorders, feelings of anger, traumatic experiences, dissociation and negative appreciation of body size. The presence of more than one type of SIB was linked to a more pronounced clinical symptomatology and trauma history. |
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English
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European eating disorders review. - Bognor Regis
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Publication
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Bognor Regis
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2003
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1072-4133
1099-0968
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DOI
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10.1002/ERV.510
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11
:5
(2003)
, p. 379-396
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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