TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Clinical and personality characteristics of adolescents with anorexia nervosa with or without non-suicidal self-injurious behavior
JO  - Comprehensive psychiatry
A1  - Davico, Chiara
A1  - Amianto, Federico
A1  - Gaiotti, Federica
A1  - Lasorsa, Claudia
A1  - Peloso, Anna
A1  - Bosia, Chiara
A1  - Vesco, Serena
A1  - Arletti, Luca
A1  - Reale, Laura
A1  - Vitiello, Benedetto
SP  - e152115
EP  - e152115
VL  - 94
IS  - 
N2  - PURPOSE: About one-fifth of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). This study examined clinical and temperament profile of female adolescents with both disorders (AN+NSSI) as compared with peers with AN only. <br><br>METHODS: A consecutive sample of 73 female adolescents with AN (mean age: 13.77 years), who had been admitted to inpatient or day-hospital services, received clinical, cognitive, and temperament/character evaluations. Of them, 32 met DSM-5 criteria also for NSSI. Assessments included demographics, standard nutrition parameters, Youth Self-Report (YSR), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children IV (WISC-IV), Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF). <br><br>RESULTS: No differences were detected between AN+NSSI and AN in demographics, body mass index, or age at onset of AN. AN+NSSI had higher rate of binging and purging, higher YSR scores for both internalizing and externalizing psychopathology, lower total IQ, and lower Self-directedness and Cooperativeness scores. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that adolescents with AN+NSSI have psychopathological, cognitive and overall character features that differ from patients with AN only. These characteristics may have implications for treatment and outcome.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-440X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.152115
ID  - ref1
ER  -