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Eating Disorders
Binge eating is more highly correlated to alexithymia than either bulimia or anorexia
November 3rd, 2005
Researchers find that binge eating is more highly correlated to alexithymia than either bulimia or anorexia. "Binge eating is often a way of life for many women even if the diagnostic criteria for the tentative DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of binge eating disorder is not met," stated scientists from the United States." "Binge eating was conceptualized as a problem in affect regulation," wrote K. Wheeler and colleagues. "Affective indices of alexithymia and depression were measure with the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), the Alexithymia-Provoked Response (APQR), and the Beck Depression (BDI), respectively. This study was an exploratory study of 65 subjects,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-03)
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