ArticleEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2025
Purging frequency and number of purging methods as indicators of severity in bulimia nervosa: Interactive effects with binge eating episodes.
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- Differences Among Purging Presentations at Admission to Treatment: Eating Disorder and General Psychopathology Symptoms.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Suicidal Ideation in Adult Women: The Unique Roles of Binging, Purging, and Restricting.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Weight Suppression, Binge Eating, and Purging as Predictors of Weight Gain During Inpatient Treatment in Persons With Bulimia Nervosa.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- Purging frequency and number of purging methods as indicators of severity in bulimia nervosa: Interactive effects with binge eating episodes.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveIn the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5, severity of bulimia nervosa (BN) is defined by the frequency of purging behaviour. Previous research suggests the number of purging methods as an alternative rating. The current analysis investigated characteristics (sociodemographic and treatment-related variables, body mass index [BMI], eating disorder-specific and general psychopathology) of persons with BN as a function of purging frequency and number of purging methods in order to examine which approach might be better suited for indicating severity of BN.
methodTwo-hundred and sixty-one persons (98.5% female; mean age 25.2 years, SD = 9.41; mean BMI 22.0 kg/m
resultsHigher severity based on either purging frequency or number of purging methods tended to relate to lower BMI and higher eating disorder-specific and general psychopathology. In addition, binge-eating frequency differentially related to eating disorder-specific and general psychopathology as a function of severity groups.
conclusionsThis study partially supports the utility of both purging frequency and the number of purging methods as indicators of severity in persons with BN. However, focussing only on purging behaviours may be short-sighted as it appears necessary to consider the number of binge-eating episodes as well when evaluating severity of BN.
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