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ReviewClinical psychology review2015

Dimensions of emotion dysregulation in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: A conceptual review of the empirical literature.

Jason M Lavender, Stephen A Wonderlich, Scott G Engel, Kathryn H Gordon, Walter H Kaye, James E Mitchell

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Review in Clinical psychology review, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04265131 (Emotion Regulation in Eating Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 233 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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233citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
40.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04265131 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Emotion Regulation in Eating Disorders: How Can Art Therapy Contribute to Treatment Outcome? A Feasibility Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital, GhentRan2019 to 2021Enrolled22ConditionsEating Disorders, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating DisorderArmsart therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

233 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 489 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Body image, self-esteem, emotion regulation, and eating disorders in adults: a systematic review.Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jason M LavenderNeuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND, USA; University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, USA. Electronic address: jlavender@nrifargo.com.
Stephen A WonderlichNeuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND, USA; University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, USA.
Scott G EngelNeuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND, USA; University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, USA.
Kathryn H GordonNorth Dakota State University, Department of Psychology, Fargo, ND, USA.
Walter H KayeUniversity of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.
James E MitchellNeuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND, USA; University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, USA.
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute · USUniversity of North Dakota · USNorth Dakota State University · USUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

Regional Postdoctoral Training Grant in Eating Disorders ResearchT32MH082761 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI CAROL B. PETERSON · 2009 to 2026
$6.2M
Affective and Neurocognitive Dimensions across Eating Disorder PsychopathologyK23MH101342 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI LAVENDER, JASON MATTHEW · 2014 to 2018
$704k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH101342NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH082761PHS HHS K23 101342
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several existing conceptual models and psychological interventions address or emphasize the role of emotion dysregulation in eating disorders. The current article uses Gratz and Roemer's (2004) multidimensional model of emotion regulation and dysregulation as a clinically relevant framework to review the extant literature on emotion dysregulation in anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). Specifically, the dimensions reviewed include: (1) the flexible use of adaptive and situationally appropriate strategies to modulate the duration and/or intensity of emotional responses, (2) the ability to successfully inhibit impulsive behavior and maintain goal-directed behavior in the context of emotional distress, (3) awareness, clarity, and acceptance of emotional states, and (4) the willingness to experience emotional distress in the pursuit of meaningful activities. The current review suggests that both AN and BN are characterized by broad emotion regulation deficits, with difficulties in emotion regulation across the four dimensions found to characterize both AN and BN, although a small number of more specific difficulties may distinguish the two disorders. The review concludes with a discussion of the clinical implications of the findings, as well as a summary of limitations of the existing empirical literature and suggestions for future research.

Indexed as

Anorexia NervosaBulimia NervosaEmotionsHumansSelf-ControlAffectAffect dysregulationAffect regulationEating disordersEmotion regulation

Identifiers

PMID26112760
PMCPMC4537813
OpenAlexW585778545

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