Agreement between survey and interview measures of weight control practices in adolescents

Article Abstract:

Clinical interviews and questionnaire responses produced different results concerning eating and weight control practices amongst a group of teenaged students. The researchers interviewed 43 students from a group of 62 who had previously provided survey responses on weight control practices. The survey indicated that nearly 5% used vomiting and 14% used fasting in an effort to control weight, but nobody who was interviewed reported use of these methods. Interview results indicated that 30% of the group were trying to lose weight compared to 44% from the survey results, and 11.6% of the interviewees reported binge eating compared to 41% in the survey.

Surveys, Eating disorders, Compulsive eating, Binge eating disorder, Teenagers, Youth, Vomiting, Fasting

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Research on the psychotherapy of bulimia nervosa: half empty or half full

Article Abstract:

Research studies made regarding the diagnosis and treatment of bulimia nervosa have certain limitations. The provision of mental health care in various countries substantially differ as seen in the quality of samples. Other questionable issues include the assessment burden, the nature of therapy, treatment variables, data analysis, the duration of the follow-up assessment and abstinence rates.

Psychotherapy

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Alexithymia, obesity, and binge eating disorder

Article Abstract:

A comparative study of 83 obese women with binge eating disorder (BED) and 99 non-BED women revealed similar scores on the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) for all subjects, with a marginally higher occurrence of alexithymia in the BED subjects. TAS scores could not be efficiently indicated by age, body mass index and measures of depression.

Psychological aspects, Analysis, Obesity, Alexithymia

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