Abnormal eating and dissociative experiences

Int J Eat Disord. 1995 May;17(4):373-80. doi: 10.1002/1098-108x(199505)17:4<373::aid-eat2260170409>3.0.co;2-6.

Abstract

A total of 656 male and female college students completed the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and a modified version of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (M-DES). There were significant correlations between dissociative experiences and each of the EDI subscales, especially for women. Even among women, however, dissociation was more strongly related to aspects of ego dysfunction than to abnormal eating per se. This finding sets limits on the hypothesized association between dissociative disorder and eating disorder.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Dissociative Disorders / diagnosis
  • Dissociative Disorders / psychology*
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders / diagnosis
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internal-External Control
  • Male
  • Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data
  • Psychometrics
  • Reference Values
  • Risk Factors