Overvaluation of shape and weight in binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and sub-threshold bulimia nervosa
Grilo CM, Crosby RD, Masheb RM, White MA, Peterson CB, Wonderlich SA, Engel SG, Crow SJ, Mitchell JE. Overvaluation of shape and weight in binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and sub-threshold bulimia nervosa. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2009, 47: 692-696. PMID: 19552897, PMCID: PMC2742994, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSub-threshold bulimia nervosaBulimia nervosaOvervaluation of shapeBED participantsTreatment-seeking womenBED diagnosisOvervaluation groupBED patientsShape/weightDiagnostic specifierResearch diagnosisDSM-IVSubclinical levelsDisorder psychopathologyFormal diagnosisValidity of bingeWarrants consideration