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Abstract(s)
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is often related to self-control difficulties
and to dysregulated behaviours. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of
self-injurious behaviour, suicide attempts, and other dysregulated behaviours
in BN, using two control groups (a healthy group and a general psychiatric
group), and also to examine the association between these behaviours and
alleged sexual abuse in BN.
Method: Women (N = 233) aged between 13 and 38 years old were evaluated
using a semi-structured interview.
Results: Participants with BN reported more self-injurious behaviours,
suicide attempts by drug intake, and poor control in smoking and illicit drugs
use compared with participants in both control groups. Participants with BN
also reported more spending behaviours when compared with the general
psychiatric control group. The use of illegal drugs and medication was significantly
related to alleged sexual abuse in BN participants.
Conclusions: This study concluded that BN is often related to dysregulated
behaviours, and clinicians must take into account the multi-impulsive spectrum
behaviours of BN in their evaluation and treatment of BN.
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Keywords
Bulimia nervosa Dysregulated behaviours Self-injurious behaviour Suicide attempts
Citation
GONÇALVES, Sónia Ferreira; MACHADO, Bárbara César; MARTINS, Carla; BRANDÃO, Isabel; TORRES, António Roma; MACHADO, Paulo P. - Dysregulated behaviours in bulimia nervosa —A case-control study. Clinical Psychologist. ISSN 1742-9552.Vol. 18 (2014), p. 55–62
Publisher
Wiley