title: Marked Body Shape Concerns in Female Patients Suffering from Eating Disorders: Relevance of a Clinical Sub-Group.
abstract: Concerns about body shape and weight are core diagnostic criteria for eating disorders although intensity varies between patients. Few studies have focused on the clinical differences relative to the intensity of these concerns. Nonetheless, they might have a prognostic value. This study was aimed at identifying the characteristics associated with marked body shape concerns in patients with an eating disorder. Data was collected from a systematic and standardized clinical assessment of outpatients seeking treatment in our department for eating disorders. Only female patients, suffering from anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, and with "no / mild" or "marked" body shape concerns according to the Body Shape Questionnaire, were included for the present study. We focused on sociodemographic characteristics, eating disorder characteristics, axis 1 disorders, types of attachment, self-esteem and dissociation. A multiple logistic regression was performed to identify factors related to "marked" body shape concerns. In our sample (123 participants, with a mean age of 24.3 years [range 16-61]), 56.9% had marked concerns with body shape. Marked body shape concerns were associated with a major depressive episode (OR = 100.3), the use of laxatives (OR = 49.8), a high score on the item "body dissatisfaction" of the Eating Disorders Inventory scale (OR = 1.7), a higher minimum body mass index (OR = 1.73), and a high score on the item "loss of control over behavior, thoughts and emotions" from the dissociation questionnaire (OR = 10.74). These results are consistent with previous studies, and highlight the importance of denial.
authors: Clinical Investigation Unit "Behavior Addictions / Complex Affective Disorders", Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital, Hôpital Saint Jacques, 85 rue Saint Jacques, 44 093 Nantes cedex 1, France.
authors: Lucie
authors: L
authors: Gailledrat
authors: Clinical Investigation Unit "Behavior Addictions / Complex Affective Disorders", Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital, Hôpital Saint Jacques, 85 rue Saint Jacques, 44 093 Nantes cedex 1, France.|EA 4275 "Biostatistics, Pharmacoepidemiology and Subjective Measures in Health Sciences", Nantes University, Institute of Health Research IRS, 22 boulevard Bénoni Goullin, 44 200 Nantes, France.
authors: Morgane
authors: M
authors: Rousselet
authors: Clinical Investigation Unit "Behavior Addictions / Complex Affective Disorders", Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital, Hôpital Saint Jacques, 85 rue Saint Jacques, 44 093 Nantes cedex 1, France.
authors: Jean-Luc
authors: JL
authors: Venisse
authors: Clinical Investigation Unit "Behavior Addictions / Complex Affective Disorders", Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital, Hôpital Saint Jacques, 85 rue Saint Jacques, 44 093 Nantes cedex 1, France.
authors: Sylvain
authors: S
authors: Lambert
authors: Clinical Investigation Unit "Behavior Addictions / Complex Affective Disorders", Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital, Hôpital Saint Jacques, 85 rue Saint Jacques, 44 093 Nantes cedex 1, France.
authors: Bruno
authors: B
authors: Rocher
authors: Clinical Investigation Unit "Behavior Addictions / Complex Affective Disorders", Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital, Hôpital Saint Jacques, 85 rue Saint Jacques, 44 093 Nantes cedex 1, France.
authors: Manon
authors: M
authors: Remaud
authors: EA 4275 "Biostatistics, Pharmacoepidemiology and Subjective Measures in Health Sciences", Nantes University, Institute of Health Research IRS, 22 boulevard Bénoni Goullin, 44 200 Nantes, France.
authors: Alice
authors: A
authors: Guilleux
authors: Clinical Investigation Unit "Behavior Addictions / Complex Affective Disorders", Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital, Hôpital Saint Jacques, 85 rue Saint Jacques, 44 093 Nantes cedex 1, France.
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Sauvaget
authors: Clinical Investigation Unit "Behavior Addictions / Complex Affective Disorders", Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital, Hôpital Saint Jacques, 85 rue Saint Jacques, 44 093 Nantes cedex 1, France.
authors: Emeline
authors: E
authors: Eyzop
authors: Clinical Investigation Unit "Behavior Addictions / Complex Affective Disorders", Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital, Hôpital Saint Jacques, 85 rue Saint Jacques, 44 093 Nantes cedex 1, France.|EA 4275 "Biostatistics, Pharmacoepidemiology and Subjective Measures in Health Sciences", Nantes University, Institute of Health Research IRS, 22 boulevard Bénoni Goullin, 44 200 Nantes, France.
authors: Marie
authors: M
authors: Grall-Bronnec
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult