Relationship of dissociative experiences to body shape concerns in eating disorders

Beato, Luis; Cano, Teresa Rodríguez; Belmonte, Antonia

doi:10.1002/erv.508

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“…An association between body image disturbance and dissociative phenomena has previously been described in patients with bulimic behaviour (Beato, Cano, & Belmonte, 2003;Vanderlinden & Vandereycken, 1997;Vanderlinden, Vandereycken, & Probst, 1995).…”

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confidence: 77%

The Concept of Body Image Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa: An Empirical Inquiry Utilizing Patients' Subjective Experiences

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Section: The Concept Of Body Image Disturbancementioning

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The Concept of Body Image Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa: An Empirical Inquiry Utilizing Patients' Subjective Experiences

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“…The DES has been used within previous research to investigate dissociation in relation to eating psychopathology with eating disordered clinical samples (e.g. Beato, Cano, & Belmonte, 2003) as well as student samples (e.g. .…”

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Childhood trauma and eating psychopathology: A mediating role for dissociation and emotion dysregulation?

Moulton

Newman

Power

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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The present study examined the relationship between different forms of childhood trauma and eating psychopathology using a multiple mediation model that included emotion dysregulation and dissociation as hypothesised mediators. 142 female undergraduate psychology students studying at two British Universities participated in this cross-sectional study. Participants completed measures of childhood trauma (emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect and physical neglect), eating psychopathology, dissociation and emotion dysregulation. Multiple mediation analysis was conducted to investigate the study's proposed model. Results revealed that the multiple mediation model significantly predicted eating psychopathology. Additionally, both emotion dysregulation and dissociation were found to be significant mediators between childhood trauma and eating psychopathology. A specific indirect effect was observed between childhood emotional abuse and eating psychopathology through emotion dysregulation. Findings support previous research linking childhood trauma to eating psychopathology. They indicate that multiple forms of childhood trauma should be assessed for individuals with eating disorders. The possible maintaining role of emotion regulation processes should also be considered in the treatment of eating disorders.

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“…One reason could be the low proportion of patients with bulimia. Persons with this diagnosis have been found to score high on somatoform dissociation in previous studies [16,19,[23][24][25]. This study also included restrictive diagnoses in the clinical group which may have influenced the results.…”

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“…The degree of somatic dissociation seems to be related to the degree of dissatisfaction about the individual's own body. It may be based on a sensitivity about the body image and seems especially connected with bulimic behavior [24,25]. The relationship has been found so often that it has been suggested that this form of dissociation may distinguish individuals using purging and other compensatory behaviors from those who do not.…”

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Psychoform and somatoform dissociation among individuals with eating disorders

Nilsson

Lejonclou

Holmqvist

2019

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

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Objective: This study analyzed the prevalence of psychoform and somatoform dissociation among individuals with the whole spectrum of eating disorder diagnoses and compared it with ratings from a non-clinical group. The relationship between dissociation and severity of eating disturbance was examined as well as differences between the eating disorder diagnosis groups in extent of dissociation. The validity of a new structural dissociation interview suitable for eating disorder patients was analyzed. Method: Sixty individuals with eating disorder completed three self-report questionnaires: Dissociation Questionnaire Sweden, Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire and Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire. The ratings were compared with the scores in a female non-clinical group (N ¼ 245). Twenty patients with eating disorder diagnoses were interviewed with the Interview for Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Related Symptoms. The validity of the interview was tested by comparing the ratings on the interview subscales with the scores on the Dissociation questionnaires and the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire. Results: Participants with eating disorders reported a higher extent of both psychoform and somatoform dissociation compared with the non-clinical individuals. Analyses also showed a correlation between degree of dissociation and severity of eating disorder symptoms. No differences in dissociation were found between the ED subgroups. Participants reporting more dissociation got higher ratings on the interview, indicating convergent validity. Discussion: Eating disorders seem to be associated with presence and severity of dissociative symptoms. The extent of dissociation needs to be assessed for these individuals as treatment may benefit from a focus on such symptoms in order to increase its effect.

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Relationship of dissociative experiences to body shape concerns in eating disorders

Cited by 23 publications

References 14 publications

The Concept of Body Image Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa: An Empirical Inquiry Utilizing Patients' Subjective Experiences

The Concept of Body Image Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa: An Empirical Inquiry Utilizing Patients' Subjective Experiences

Childhood trauma and eating psychopathology: A mediating role for dissociation and emotion dysregulation?

Psychoform and somatoform dissociation among individuals with eating disorders

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