Alexithymia and binge eating in obese outpatients who are starting a weight-loss program: A structural equation analysis.
Chiara ContiGiulia Di FrancescoRoberta LanzaraMelania SeveroLuna FumagalliMaria Teresa GuagnanoPiero PorcelliPublished in: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association (2019)
Alexithymic difficulties in affective awareness may play an important role in the onset and maintenance of BE, especially when patients experienced anxiety and depression symptoms. Clinicians involved in the management of obesity should address the combination of alexithymic traits and emotional distress by planning effective client-focused interventions.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- roux en y gastric bypass
- end stage renal disease
- metabolic syndrome
- gastric bypass
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- newly diagnosed
- palliative care
- obese patients
- bipolar disorder
- weight gain
- gene expression
- insulin resistance
- body mass index
- patient reported outcomes