Bias and bulimia nervosa: how typical are clinic cases?

Journal article

OBJECTIVE: Since patients being treated for bulimia nervosa constitute only a minority of persons with the disorder, the cases seen in clinics may be subject to sampling bias. The aim of this study was to investigate sampling bias as it affects secondary referrals for bulimia nervosa. METHOD: The personal and family characteristics of a consecutive series of 60 women with secondary referrals for bulimia nervosa (clinic subjects) were compare with those of 83 subjects with bulimia who were rec...

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Authors: Fairburn, C; Welch, S; Norman, P; O'Connor, M; Doll, H

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: American journal of psychiatry
• Volume: 153
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 386-391
• Publication date: 1996-03-01
• EISSN: 1535-7228
• ISSN: 0002-953X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Bulimia; Selection Bias; Obesity; Referral and Consultation; Social Adjustment; Body Mass Index; Social Class; Marital Status; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Severity of Illness Index; Body Weight; Great Britain; Adult; Female; Adolescent; Comorbidity