title: Use of the BULIT bulimia screening questionnaire to assess risk and progress in weight management for overweight women who weight cycle. BULImia Test.
abstract: A bulimia screening questionnaire was examined for usefulness in assessing risk for bulimia and measuring progress in reducing binge eating in overweight women who weight cycle. In two studies the BULIT test was used to screen for risk for bulimia. Study 1 was a descriptive study of motivations for overeating in normal weight women compared to overweight women who weight cycled. In Study 2, overweight women who weight cycled were examined at baseline, 6, and 12 months for effectiveness of a clinical treatment strategy to reduce binge eating. In Study 1, BULIT scores were statistically significantly higher for overweight compared to normal weight subjects. In Study 2, subjects' BULIT scores were lower after using a long term clinical treatment strategy to gain control of eating. The BULIT test was useful for specifying four categories of eating patterns to assess risk for bulimia and progress in reducing binge eating.
authors.affiliation: The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7503, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Popkess-Vawter
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Owens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires