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A Computer-Based Platform for Aiding Clinicians in Eating Disorder Analysis and Diagnosis
Published on: May 10, 2022
Self-reported competencies and problems among Swedish girls with eating disorders and a control sample, using the
K Ekeroth1, I Engström, B Hägglöf
1Department of Psychology, Göteborg University, Sweden. kerstin.ekeroth@psy.gu.se
Objective:
To study self-reported competencies and problems in adolescent girls with eating disorders, anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) compared to matched normal controls.
Method:
The Youth Self-Report (YSR) was completed by 211 girls between 13 and 17 years of age with eating disorders and 211 controls matched for age, sex, and geographical area.
Results:
Girls with eating disorders scored lower on all competence scales and higher on most problem 'scales compared to controls. Type of diagnosis had no effect on competence scales, but BN-patients scored higher than AN- and EDNOS-patients on many problem scales. AN-bingers/purgers reported more problems than restrictors on somatic complaints, delinquent behaviour, and the externalizing dimension.
Discussion:
We conclude that the YSR gives important information concerning self-reported competencies and concomitant symptoms of general psychopathology in eating disordered adolescent girls.
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