Examining the distinctiveness of body image concerns in patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

Objective This study examined the distinctiveness of specific constructs of body‐image disturbance in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). We compared weight/shape dissatisfaction, weight/shape overvaluation, weight/shape preoccupation, and fear of weight gain in patients with AN and BN and examined how each specific body‐image construct relates to clinical measures within and between AN and BN. Method A clinical sample...