Core psychopathology of treatment-seeking patients with binge-eating disorder: a network analysis investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental disorders may emerge as the result of interactions between observable symptoms. Such interactions can be analyzed using network analysis. Several recent studies have used network analysis to examine eating disorders, indicating a core role of overvaluation of weight and shape. However, no studies to date have applied network models to binge-eating disorder (BED), the most prevalent eating disorder.

Methods

We constructed a cross-sectional graphical LASSO network in a sample of 788 individuals with BED. Symptoms were assessed using the Eating Disorders Examination Interview. We identified core symptoms of BED using expected influence centrality.

Results

Overvaluation of shape emerged as the symptom with the highest centrality. Dissatisfaction with wei

SUBMITTER: Wang SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7194445 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature