“…The presence of obsessiveness, rigidity, perfectionism, dependency, social inhibition or low self-sufficiency is usual among patients with anorexia nervosa, while patients with purgingtype anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa usually are more impulsive, and show high levels of sensitivity, emotional instability, and lower self-esteem. The association of bulimia nervosa and other disturbances (i.e., poor impulse control, self-injuries, aggressive behaviour, kleptomania, substance abuse, gambling, stealing or sexual promiscuity) is highly frequent (Braun, Sunday, et al, 1994;Gartner, Marcus, et al, 1989;Matsunaga, Kiriike, et al, 1998;Wonderlich & Swift, 1990). With regards to bulimia nervosa, some researches have focused on the distinction between multi-impulsive versus uni-impulsive patients (Lacey & Evans, 1986).…”