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Empirically determined severity levels for binge-eating disorder outperform existing severity classification schemes.

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Abstract
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Eating-disorder severity indicators should theoretically index symptom intensity, impairment, and level of needed treatment. Two severity indicators for binge-eating disorder (BED) have been proposed (categories of binge-eating frequency and shape/weight overvaluation) but have mixed empirical support including modest clinical utility. This project uses structural equation model (SEM) trees - a form of exploratory data mining - to empirically determine the precise levels of binge-eating frequency and/or shape/weight overvaluation that most significantly differentiate BED severities.

Year of Publication
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2020
Journal
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Psychological medicine
Number of Pages
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1-11
Date Published
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2020
ISSN Number
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0033-2917
URL
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https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0033291720002287/type/journal_article
DOI
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10.1017/S0033291720002287
Short Title
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Psychol Med
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