Full and partial syndromes in eating disorders: A 1-year prospective study of risk factors among female students.
The present study is an investigation into the risk factors and natural history of full and partial syndrome eating disorders in a sample of 394 16-year-old female students. We used a two-stage procedure (screening and clinical interviews) and the same procedure was repeated after a 1-year follow-up. A stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that drive for thinness and tendency towards somatization are associated with an increased risk of later developing an eating disorder. Use of hypocaloric diets and a desire to be thinner characterized those asymptomatic subjects who were later to develop a partial syndrome. Perfectionism appeared to be a maintenance factor for subjects who presented a full or partial eating disorder at baseline.
Santonastaso
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Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Padova, Italy. santopla@ipdunidx.unipd.it
Friederici
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Favaro
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors