Temperamental differences between adolescents and young adults with or without an eating disorder

There is an increasing interest into the role of temperament, and more specifically the traits Sensitivity to Punishment (SP) and Sensitivity to Reward (SR), in the occurrence of eating disorder (ED) symptoms. However, the results on this topic are inconsistent, different instruments are used to measure SP and SR and there is a lack of research on adolescents and young adults, although they form a group at risk to develop an ED. Therefore, the present objective was to study personality profiles co-occurring with specific EDs in adolescents and young adults.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - September 6, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Annelies Matton, Lien Goossens, Myriam Vervaet, Caroline Braet Source Type: research