Deeble E A, Crisp A H, Lacey J H, Bhat A V
Abraham Cowley Unit, St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, UK.
Br J Med Psychol. 1990 Mar;63(1):65-72. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1990.tb02857.x.
Thirty new members of a branch of Anorexic Aid were interviewed to determine their characteristics and compared with women seeking psychiatric treatment for anorexia nervosa and normal-weight bulimia. It was expected that the two samples would be similar and that the women in the self-help group would have also had professional treatment. Over half (53 per cent, 16) of the Anorexic Aid sample were anorectic, 40 per cent (12) were normal-weight bulimics and 7 per cent (2) could not be classified and were excluded. Demographic characteristics were similar, with both samples being mainly British, single and from social classes I-III, but the Anorexic Aid sample was significantly older. Clinical features were also similar, although there was a trend towards the Anorexic Aid anorectics being less severely ill at presentation. Nearly 90 per cent (25) of the Anorexic Aid sample had had professional treatment. The hypotheses are partially confirmed. Reasons for the differences in age and severity are discussed.
对厌食症援助组织一个分支机构的30名新成员进行了访谈，以确定他们的特征，并与因神经性厌食症寻求精神治疗的女性以及体重正常的贪食症患者进行比较。预计这两个样本会相似，并且自助小组中的女性也会接受过专业治疗。厌食症援助组织样本中超过一半（53%，即16人）是厌食症患者，40%（12人）是体重正常的贪食症患者，7%（2人）无法分类而被排除。人口统计学特征相似，两个样本主要都是英国人，单身，来自社会阶层I - III，但厌食症援助组织的样本年龄明显更大。临床特征也相似，尽管有这样一种趋势：厌食症援助组织的厌食症患者在就诊时病情没那么严重。厌食症援助组织样本中近90%（25人）接受过专业治疗。这些假设得到了部分证实。文中讨论了年龄和严重程度差异的原因。
