ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2025
Rigid Minds: The Role of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Traits in Anorexia Nervosa.
Article in The International journal of eating disorders, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- A unified theory of restrictive and addictive eating: a life course model integrating generational transmission, neurodevelopmental risk, and ultra-processed food use disorder-a theoretical review.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Bridging the gaps in eating disorder care: a systematic and comparative review of guidelines for prevention, early intervention, and service delivery.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveRestrictive eating behavior in anorexia nervosa (AN) is often characterized by rigidity, dichotomous thinking, and cognitive inflexibility. These traits are also central to obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). The current study assessed whether OCPD traits among patients with AN were associated with the severity of illness or short-term treatment outcome.
methodPresence of OCPD traits were measured among hospitalized adults and adolescents as well as healthy peers (HC), using the Pathological Obsessive Compulsive Personality Scale (POPS). In addition to comparing groups, patients with AN were assessed before and after weight restoration treatment to examine changes with renourishment. Associations between POPS and other indices of clinical severity were tested.
resultsPOPS scores were significantly higher among AN (n = 208) than HC (n = 124) (Total: 173.2 ± 33.4 vs. 132.3 ± 32.6, t DISCUSSION: OCPD personality traits were elevated among individuals with AN, though scores were lower than populations with OCPD. These traits did relate to illness severity, but not to treatment outcome. While these traits may merit attention in treatment, co-occurring OCPD may not be central to the kind of rigidity that perpetuates AN.
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