Cues in bulimia nervosa: Relationships with personality and treatment outcome

Stephen L. Ristvedt, Thomas B. Mackenzie, James E. Mitchell

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Abstract

Sixty-one subjects with bulimia nervosa completed a checklist of cues that might be expected to elicit symptoms. Principal components analysis revealed three components: 1) self-consciousness, 2) negative affect, and 3) “impulse” cues. Subjects with narcissistic personality characteristics reported responding more strongly to “self-consciousness” cues, while subjects with avoidant personality characteristics reported responding more strongly to “negative affect” cues. Subjects who were not abstinent at the end of group psychotherapy endorsed a greater number of cues in general and also responded to a greater number of the “impulse” cues.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)128-138
Number of pages11
JournalEating Disorders
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1996

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