title: Eating pathology in bulimia nervosa.
abstract: Degree of eating pathology in bulimia nervosa was assessed using the Eating Behavior Rating Scale (EBRS) across three videotaped eating sessions. Twelve bulimic and 12 non-eating disordered subjects participated in this study. All subjects were filmed during a baseline meal (ad libitum), a high-calorie meal, and a low-calorie meal (both fixed amounts). Mean EBRS scores were significantly higher for bulimics (12.6 +/- 1.7) than for controls (3.9 +/- 0.9), suggesting a higher degree of eating pathology in these patients. Affect during eating was significantly more negative in the bulimic patients. EBRS and affect scores were significantly correlated [r (11) = .813, p < .01]. Bulimics had a slower rate of eating than controls and took significantly longer to initiate eating. Scores of pathological eating correlated with scores on the Eating Attitudes Test and the Bulimic Investigatory Test-Edinburgh, indicating a relationship between objective measures of pathological eating and self-report measures of eating disorder symptoms.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Dundee, Scotland.
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Hetherington
authors: A R
authors: AR
authors: Spalter
authors: A S
authors: AS
authors: Bernat
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Nelson
authors: P W
authors: PW
authors: Gold
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001066:Appetite; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group