An Investigation of Goodman's Addictive Disorder Criteria in Eating Disorders |
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Authors: | Mario Speranza Anne Revah‐Levy Ludovic Giquel Gwenolé Loas Jean‐Luc Venisse Philippe Jeammet Maurice Corcos |
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Institution: | 1. +33(1).39.63.97.53+33(1).39.63.93.45;2. Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Service de Pédopsychiatrie, , Le Chesnay, France;3. INSERM U669, Université Paris‐Sud and Université Paris Descartes, , Paris, France;4. Centre de Soins Psychothérapeutiques de Transition pour Adolescents, H?pital d'Argenteuil, , Argenteuil, France;5. Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Département de Psychiatrie de l'Adolescent et du Jeune Adulte, , Paris, France;6. Service universitaire de psychiatrie, h?pital Pinel, CHU d'Amiens, , Amiens, cedex 01, France;7. Hopital Saint‐Jacqus, Unité d'Addiction, , Amiens, France |
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Abstract: | The aim of this study was to examine how far Goodman's addictive disorder criteria were met by individuals with eating disorders according to subtypes. The study provided a cross‐sectional comparison among three samples of eating disorders restricting anorexia nervosa (R‐AN), N = 68; purging anorexia nervosa (P‐AN), N = 42; and bulimia nervosa (BN), N = 66], a sample of substance‐related disorders (SRDs, N = 48) and a sample of matched controls (N = 201). Diagnosis of addictive disorder was made following Goodman's criteria. Addictive personality traits were assessed with the Addiction Potential Scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—2 and with the Zuckerman's Sensation Seeking Scale. Results showed that individuals with BN met Goodman's addictive disorder criteria in the same proportion as drug‐addicted individuals (65% vs 60%, p = NS). They both showed higher rates than R‐AN individuals (35%; R‐AN versus BN: F = 11.9, p < 0.001 and R‐AN versus SRD: F = 7.16, p < 0.01). Although BN and SRD showed higher rates of addictive disorders compared with P‐AN, differences were not significant. Scores on the Sensation Seeking and on the Addictive Potential scales paralleled the distribution of addictive disorders, with individuals with BN and with P‐AN showing higher levels than individuals with R‐AN. Results showed that a subgroup of individuals with an eating disorder experiences their disorder as an addiction and may deserve specific therapeutic attention. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association. |
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Keywords: | anorexia nervosa bulimia nervosa eating disorders substance‐related disorders Goodman's addictive disorder criteria Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory addiction potential sensation seeking |
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