Validation of the Barcelona Bipolar Eating Disorder Scale for Bipolar Patients with Eating Disturbances

Background: Eating disturbances are frequent in bipolar disorder and are associated with poor outcome. Our objective is to assess the psychometric properties of a specific scale for the evaluation of eating disturbances in bipolar patients. Sampling and Methods: Validation study of 2 groups with a 6...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychopathology 2008-01, Vol.41 (6), p.379-387
Hauptverfasser:	Torrent, Carla, Vieta, Eduard, Garcia-Garcia, Margarida
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anorexia Nervosa - diagnosis Anorexia Nervosa - psychology Biological and medical sciences Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis Bipolar Disorder - psychology Bulimia Nervosa - diagnosis Bulimia Nervosa - psychology Comorbidity Feasibility Studies Feeding and Eating Disorders - diagnosis Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Original Paper Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems Psychopathology. Psychiatry Reproducibility of Results Surveys and Questionnaires Techniques and methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Background: Eating disturbances are frequent in bipolar disorder and are associated with poor outcome. Our objective is to assess the psychometric properties of a specific scale for the evaluation of eating disturbances in bipolar patients. Sampling and Methods: Validation study of 2 groups with a 6-month follow-up (90 patients diagnosed with bipolar and eating disturbances and 40 healthy controls). Results: The scale showed: (1) adequate feasibility (non- response
ISSN:	0254-4962 1423-033X
DOI:	10.1159/000155216