Picking and nibbling in children and adolescents with eating disorders

ABSTRACT Objective Picking and nibbling (P&N), defined as eating in an unplanned and repetitious way between meals and snacks, is prevalent among adults with eating disorders (EDs), but unexamined among youth with EDs. This study sought to assess the prevalence of P&N in youth with EDs and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The International journal of eating disorders 2015-12, Vol.48 (8), p.1102-1105
Hauptverfasser:	Kass, Andrea E., Accurso, Erin C., Goldschmidt, Andrea B., Anam, Seeba, Byrne, Catherine E., Kinasz, Kate, Goodyear, Alexandria, O'Brien, Setareh, Le Grange, Daniel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Age Factors Anorexia Nervosa - psychology Anxiety Disorders - psychology Binge-Eating Disorder - psychology Body Weight Bulimia Nervosa - psychology Child Children & youth children and adolescents Comorbidity Eating disorders Feeding Behavior - psychology Female Humans Male Meals - psychology Pathology picking and nibbling Prevalence Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:	ABSTRACT Objective Picking and nibbling (P&N), defined as eating in an unplanned and repetitious way between meals and snacks, is prevalent among adults with eating disorders (EDs), but unexamined among youth with EDs. This study sought to assess the prevalence of P&N in youth with EDs and its association with ED and comorbid pathology. Method Youth (N = 515; ages 7–18) who presented to one outpatient ED research‐clinical program were assessed for ED and comorbid pathology. Results Two‐fifths (n = 214, 41.6%) of youth endorsed P&N. These individuals were older (p
ISSN:	0276-3478 1098-108X
DOI:	10.1002/eat.22444