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Comparison of bulimic and non-bulimic anorexia nervosa patients during treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Elke D. Eckert ,
Katherine A. Halmi ,
Peggy Marchi  and
Jacob Cohen
Elke D. Eckert*
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis; Cornell University Medical College, New York; Department of Psychology, New York University, USA
Katherine A. Halmi
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis; Cornell University Medical College, New York; Department of Psychology, New York University, USA
Peggy Marchi
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis; Cornell University Medical College, New York; Department of Psychology, New York University, USA
Jacob Cohen
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis; Cornell University Medical College, New York; Department of Psychology, New York University, USA
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr Elke D. Eckert, Box 393 Mayo Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Synopsis

Bulimic and non-bulimic anorexics were compared on psychological variables during a hospital treatment study. Although before treatment bulimic anorexics displayed more overall psychopathology than non-bulimics, many of the differences disappeared with treatment. There was no difference in severity of depression or body size estimation in these groups both before and with treatment. There was no difference in treatment response as measured by rate of weight gain. More expression of discomfort by bulimic anorexics during the acute phase of illness may in part account for some described differences in these two groups.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , November 1987 , pp. 891 - 898
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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