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Latent profile and latent transition analyses of eating disorder phenotypes in a clinical sample: a 6-year follow-up study.
Psychiatry research - 15 May 2013
Castellini Giovanni, Fioravanti Giulia, Lo Sauro Carolina, Rotella Francesco, Lelli Lorenzo, Ventura Leonardo, Faravelli Carlo, Ricca Valdo
Abstract excerpt
The DSM-IV classification of Eating Disorders (EDs) identifies clinical entities showing considerable overlap and diagnostic instability across time. Latent profile analysis (LPA) allows the identification of underlying groups of individuals according to their patterned responses across a set of features. LPA was applied to data regarding EDs symptoms of a clinical sample of 716 EDs patients, with a current...
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