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Hirte, TS.
Eating Habits and Eating Disorder associated Behaviour in Bipolar Disorder.
[ Diplomarbeit/Master Thesis (UNI) ] Karl-Franzens-University Graz; 2021. pp.21.
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- Advisor:
- Fellendorf Frederike
- Unterrainer Human-Friedrich
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- Abstract:
- Objectives: An essential aspect of bipolar disorder (BD) research is the identification of psychiatric and somatic comorbidities. A variety of epidemiological data and clinical studies show correlations between eating disorders (ED) and BD. In particular, crossed vulnerability factors as eating disorder-specific symptoms (EDSS) may trigger the onset of both disorders in either direction. Methods: The present study used the self-rating questionnaire Structured Inventory for Anorexic and Bulimic Eating Disorders for Self-Report (SIAB-S) to examine the occurrence of DSM-IV diagnosis for anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and bulimia nervosa in euthymic/subsyndromal individuals with BD (n=86) and healthy controls (HC; n=86). Both groups were adjusted in age and sex. Furthermore, we explored EDSS with the six subscales of SIAB-S: ‘general psychopathology and social integration’, ‘bulimic symptoms’, ‘body image and slimness ideal’, ‘sexuality and body weight’, ‘counteract’, and ‘atypical binge’. Results: There were no ED diagnosis, neither in the BD group nor in HC. A significantly higher rate of all EDSS was reported in BD participants, compared to HC. Younger individuals with BD show higher expression in ‘bulimic symptoms’, ‘body image and slimness ideal’, and ‘atypical binge’ subscales. No differences in EDSS between males and females were found in the BD group.