Validation of the Barcelona Bipolar Eating Disorder Scale for Bipolar Patients with Eating Disturbances

Autor: Carla Torrent Font, Jose Manuel Olivares Diez, Jose M Olivares, Eduard Vieta
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Psychopathology. 41:379-387
ISSN: 1423-033X
0254-4962
Popis: Background: Eating disturbances are frequent in bipolar disorder and are associated with poor outcome. Our objective is to assess the psychometric properties of a specific scale for the evaluation of eating disturbances in bipolar patients. Sampling and Methods: Validation study of 2 groups with a 6-month follow-up (90 patients diagnosed with bipolar and eating disturbances and 40 healthy controls). Results: The scale showed: (1) adequate feasibility (non- response Conclusions: The Barcelona Bipolar Eating Disorder Scale showed adequate psychometric properties to assess eating disturbances in bipolar patients in clinical practice and research.
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