Multi-impulsivity among women with bulimia nervosa

✍ Scribed by Wiederman, Michael W. ;Pryor, Tamara

• Book ID: 102655256
• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 503 KB
• Volume: 20
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0276-3478
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199612)20:4<359::aid-eat3>3.0.co;2-m

✦ Synopsis

Objective:

The results of past research suggest the possible existence of a distinct subgroup of bulimic individuals who display multiple behaviors indicative of impulsivity (e.g., stealing, self-injury, attempted suicide, drug abuse). We further investigated potential relationships between multi-impulsivity and other clinical variables. Method: We compared women with bulimia nervosa (purging type) who displayed "multi-impulsivity" (n = 40) to those who did not (n = 7 77) with regard to symptom history and presentation, eating-disordered attitudes, and sexual experience. Results: The two groups did not differ in mean age, body mass index, scores on scales of eating-disordered attitudes and traits, incidence of self-induced vomiting, sexual intercourse, or masturbation, and current frequency of binge eating and self-induced vomiting. However, relative to the comparison group, women in the multi-impulsive group reported earlier onset of binge eating and sexual intercourse, a greater incidence of laxative abuse, and use of a greater number of different substances. There were statistical trends