Affective temperament in the eating disorders.
Eat Weight Disord
; 9(2): 114-9, 2004 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-15330078
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In this study, we investigate the affective temperamental characteristics in a sample of ED (eating disorder) patients.METHODS:
49 ED patients diagnosed by the SCID (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV), were divided into two groups on the basis of the presence or absence of Binge Eating (restricting-anorexia nervosa [R-AN]= 16; Binge Eaters= 33). All patients were administered the TEMPS-I (Temperament Evaluation Memphis Pisa Semistructured - Interview), to assess affective temperament. A third group of controls (N= 1010), derived from a study with the TEMPS-I on normal subjects, was included for comparison.RESULTS:
A full affective temperament was not found in patients of the restricting group. By contrast 24% of the binge eating group had a full affective temperament of one of three types. Comparing the three temperaments for the three groups, only cyclothymic temperament proved to be significant, with higher levels in the binge eating group (p<0.01).CONCLUSIONS:
In this study, people with R-AN do not show a full affective temperament. However, people with binge eating, had depressive and hyperthymic temperament, and displayed higher level of cyclothymic temperament than the normal population. The findings of this study add to a growing literature on temperament in people with ED; particularly, they add to the view that may be various paths leading to R-AN, and these may differ from those of binge eating.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Temperamento
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Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Transtornos do Humor
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Entrevista Psicológica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eat Weight Disord
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália