Body size estimation in anorexia nervosa.
Explore the source record for details and available documents.
Adult↗
Biomedical subjects
A Annandale
Publications and source records attributed to A Annandale.
Physical and psychological characteristics of five male bulimics.
The case histories of five men who met DSM-III criteria for bulimia and details of their physical characteristics are given. Various eating disorder questionnaires were administered and the results indicated that most of these instruments would not have identified the men as suffering from an eating disorder. The necessity of caution in asserting the prevalence of bulimia using these measures is emphasised.
Adult↗
Body size estimation in bulimia.
Body size estimation was studied in 22 patients with bulimia and 20 normal controls. Two methods of body size estimation were used, a distorting television image method (DTIM) and the image marking method (IMM). The subjects estimated body size of a dummy as well as their own body on the DTIM. When estimating body size on the DTIM the bulimics overestimated and the controls underestimated, there being a significant difference between the two groups. There was no difference between the groups when estimating the size of the dummy. On the IMM a significant difference was found between the bulimic and control groups, the bulimics overestimating body size and the controls being more accurate. Marked directional effects were found with the DTIM. The two methods of body size estimation are compared.
Adult↗
Psychotherapy for bulimia: a controlled study.
A psychotherapy study for bulimia is described. The preliminary results of a random allocation control trial comparing cognitive behaviour therapy, behaviour therapy and group psychotherapy with a waiting list control are presented. The results of the first 60 subjects in active treatment are shown. They indicate that all three treatments are effective in dramatically reducing the behavioural symptoms of the bulimia syndrome. There is evidence that cognitive therapy has a greater effect on symptoms of depression and self-esteem. No evidence is yet available on the longterm outcome of the three treatments.
Adolescent↗