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The Relationship between Multidimensional Narcissism, Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem in Eating Disorders

The Relationship between Multidimensional Narcissism, Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem in Eating Disorders

Psychology, 2015, 6, 2025-2039 Published Online December 2015 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/psych http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/psych.2015.615200   Katrine Boucher1, Catherine Bégin1, Marie-Pierre Gagnon-Girouard2, Carole Ratté3 1School of Psychology, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada 2School of Psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Trois-Rivières, Canada 3Eating Disorders Unit, Laval University Medical Centre (CHUL), Quebec City, Canada Received 23 November 2015; accepted 25 December 2015; published 28 December 2015 Copyright © 2015 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative…

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Suicidal behavior and self-harm in girls with eating disorders

Suicidal behavior and self-harm in girls with eating disorders

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2016; 12: 787–793. Published online 2016 Apr 11. doi:  10.2147/NDT.S103015 PMCID: PMC4833374 PMID: 27114709 Jiri Koutek, Jana Kocourkova, and Iva Dudova Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Comorbid psychopathology, including self-harm and suicidal behavior, is often found in patients with eating disorders. To better understand the reasons for high comorbid psychopathology among eating disorders, self-harm, and suicidal behavior, we examined this comorbidity in…

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Borderline Personality Disorder and Self-Conscious Affect: Too Much Shame But Not Enough Guilt?

Borderline Personality Disorder and Self-Conscious Affect: Too Much Shame But Not Enough Guilt?

Jessica R. Peters1 and Paul J. Geiger2 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Disclaimer The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Personal Disord See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Abstract Shame has emerged as a particularly relevant emotion to the maintenance and exacerbation of borderline personality disorder (BPD) features; however, little attention has been paid to the potentially differing effects of other forms of self-conscious affect. While guilt has been…

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Comorbid psychiatric diagnosis and psychological correlates of eating disorders in dance students

Comorbid psychiatric diagnosis and psychological correlates of eating disorders in dance students

Author links open overlay panelChao-YuLiuaMei-Chih MegTsengbcChin-HaoChangdDavidFangeMing-BeenLeec https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2015.01.019Get rights and content Open Access funded by Formosan Medical Association Under a Creative Commons license Background/Purpose Although dancers are at risk for eating disorders (EDs), little is known about the features of EDs among the dance population. This study explores the prevalence of EDs, and their psychiatric comorbidities and correlates in dance students. Methods In total, 442 female high-school dance students participated in a two-phase survey. All participants completed screening questionnaires as well…

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Epidemiology of eating disorders, eating disordered behaviour, and body image disturbance in males: a narrative review

Epidemiology of eating disorders, eating disordered behaviour, and body image disturbance in males: a narrative review

Mitchison and Mond Journal of Eating Disorders (2015) 3:20 DOI 10.1186/s40337-015-0058-y Deborah Mitchison1,2* and Jonathan Mond1,2,3   Challenges to epidemiological studies of eating disorders in males A number of challenges plague the study of eating disorder epidemiology, limiting particularly our understanding of the prevalence and correlates of these disorders in males. Not least has been the dominance of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [1]) residual diagnostic category, Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS). Aside from the…

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How Malnourishment Affects the Brain: Research on Anorexia and Neurobiology

How Malnourishment Affects the Brain: Research on Anorexia and Neurobiology

Humans are instilled with a survival instinct. Our bodies are made to survive — we instinctively breathe, blink, sneeze, and even jump from the path of moving vehicles. This fact makes anorexia perplexing to many. How can people starve themselves, sometimes to the point of death, while many, if not most, others struggle to stay on a small diet? The answer is unknown, really. Research has honed in on several risk factors for anorexia, including genetics, environment, emotional stability, and…

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Eating Disorder Professional Treatment

Eating Disorder Professional Treatment

Eating Disorder Professional Treatment – Nutritional Rehabilitation Bridget Engel, Psy.D., Natalie Staats Reiss, Ph.D., and Mark Dombeck, Ph.D. Feb 2, 2007 If you or anyone you know has the symptoms of an eating disorder described above, seek help from a professional trained in the assessment and treatment of such illnesses. It is especially dangerous to try to treat anorexia or bulimia without professional medical consultation! An eating disorder is a complex illness that requires the astute care of a treatment…

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Characteristics Of Anorexia Nervosa

Characteristics Of Anorexia Nervosa

Characteristics Of Anorexia Nervosa Michael W. Adamowicz, LICSW Feb 2, 2007 Updated Oct 8, 2015 Bridget Engel, Psy.D., Natalie Staats Reiss, Ph.D., and Mark Dombeck, Ph.D. Feb 2, 2007 Having described the causes of the various eating disorders, we now will describe each of the three major eating disorders in some detail.Anorexia Nervosa is the primary eating disorder associated with food restriction and self-starvation. It can be very dangerous, even lethal, if not treated. Anorexia is more common in teenage…

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Characteristics Of Binge Eating Disorder

Characteristics Of Binge Eating Disorder

Characteristics Of Binge Eating Disorder Bridget Engel, Psy.D., Natalie Staats Reiss, Ph.D., and Mark Dombeck, Ph.D. Feb 2, 2007 Binge Eating Disorder, also called compulsive overeating, is a common eating disorder that is becoming more widely discussed in the medical literature. Although not yet recognized as a formal diagnosis in the DSM, most health professionals currently agree that binge eating is a relatively widespread problem It is likely that the DSM will include this disorder in the next edition of…

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Characteristics Of Bulimia Nervosa

Characteristics Of Bulimia Nervosa

Characteristics Of Bulimia Nervosa Bridget Engel, Psy.D., Natalie Staats Reiss, Ph.D., and Mark Dombeck, Ph.D. Feb 2, 2007 The literal translation of bulimia means “hunger like an ox”. The diagnostic criteria for bulimia in the DSM are: 1) recurrent episodes of binge eating with a sense of lack of control occurring at least twice per week for at least three months, 2) recurrent, inappropriate compensatory behavior, such as vomiting, in order to prevent weight gain 3) and self-evaluation that is…

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