Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a difficult to treat disorder characterized by ambivalence towards recovery and high mortality. Eating symptomatology has a sort of adaptive function for those who suffer from AN but no studies have to date investigated the relationship between the reported meanings of AN and patients' clinical characteristics. Therefore, we aimed to perform a factor analysis of a new measure testing its psychometric properties in order to clarify whether subjective meanings of AN can be related to AN severity, to ascertain if some personality traits correlate with the meanings attributed to AN by patients, and finally to verify to what extent such meanings relate to patients' duration of both illness and treatment.

A factor analysis of the meanings of anorexia nervosa: intrapsychic, relational, and avoidant dimensions and their clinical correlates

MARZOLA, ENRICA;PANEPINTO, Corine Valentina;DELSEDIME, Nadia;AMIANTO, Federico;FASSINO, Secondo;ABBATE DAGA, Giovanni
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Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a difficult to treat disorder characterized by ambivalence towards recovery and high mortality. Eating symptomatology has a sort of adaptive function for those who suffer from AN but no studies have to date investigated the relationship between the reported meanings of AN and patients' clinical characteristics. Therefore, we aimed to perform a factor analysis of a new measure testing its psychometric properties in order to clarify whether subjective meanings of AN can be related to AN severity, to ascertain if some personality traits correlate with the meanings attributed to AN by patients, and finally to verify to what extent such meanings relate to patients' duration of both illness and treatment.
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Adaptive function; Ambivalence; Anorexia nervosa; Meaning; Resistance
Marzola, Enrica; Panepinto, Corine; Delsedime, Nadia; Amianto, Federico; Fassino, Secondo; Abbate-Daga, Giovanni
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