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Seasonality of symptoms in anorexia and bulimia nervosa

✍ Scribed by Lam, Raymond W. ;Goldner, Elliot M. ;Grewal, Arvinder

Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
840 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
0276-3478

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✦ Synopsis

Objective: Recent research has suggested that a large propo~ion of patients wjth bulimia nervosa have seasonal (winter) worsening of mood symptoms similar to seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The objectives of this study were to determine the specificity of this finding in anorexia and bulimia nervosa, and to further delineate the seasonal mood and eating patterns in bulimia nervosa. Method: A modified Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ) was adm~nistered to consecutive female patients assessed at an €ating Disorders Clinic with D S ~-l l l -R diagnoses of bulimia nervosa (BN,

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