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TCI and Eating Disorders Bibliography

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Bailer UF, Frank GK, Henry SE et al. (2005). Altered brain serotonin 5-HT1A receptor binding after recovery from anorexia nervosa measured by positron emission tomography. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62, 1032-1041.

Bloks H, Hoek HW, Callewaert I et al. (2004). Stability of personality traits in patients who received intensive treatment for a severe eating disorder. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 192, 129-138.

Bulik CM, Sullivan PF, Joyce PR et al. (1995). Temperament, character, and personality disorder in bulimia nervosa. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 183, 593-598.

Bulik CM, Sullivan PF, Joyce PR et al. (1998). Predictors of 1-year treatment outcome in bulimia nervosa. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 39, 206-214.

Bulik CM, Sullivan PF, Carter FA et al. (1999). Predictors of rapid and sustained response to cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 26, 137-144.

Bulik CM, Sullivan PF, Joyce PR. (1999). Temperament, character and suicide attempts in anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and major depression. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 100, 27-32.

Bulik CM, Sullivan PF, Fear JL et al. (2000). Outcome of anorexia nervosa: eating attitudes, personality, and parental bonding. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 28, 139-147.

Bulik CM, Klump KL, Thornton L et al. (2004). Alcohol use disorder comorbidity in eating disorders: a multicenter study. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 65, 1000-1006.

Diaz-Marsa M, Carrasco JL, Saiz J. (2000). A study of temperament and personality in anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Journal of Personality Disorders, 14, 352-359.

Fassino S, Abbate-Daga, Amianto F et al. (2001). Outcome predictors in anorectic patients after 6 months of multimodal treatment. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 70, 201-208.

Fassino S, Abbate-Daga G, Leombruni P et al. (2001). Temperament and character in Italian men with anorexia nervosa: a controlled study with the temperament and character inventory. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 189, 788-794.

Fassino S, Svrakic D, Abbate-Daga G et al. (2002). Anorectic family dynamics: temperament and character data. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 43, 114-120.

Fassino S, Abbate-Daga G, Piero A et al. (2002). Dropout from brief psychotherapy in anorexia nervosa. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 71, 200-206.

Fassino S, Abbate-Daga G, Amianto F et al. (2002). Temperament and character profile of eating disorders: A controlled study with the temperament and character inventory. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 32, 412-425.

Fassino S, Leombruni P, Piero A et al. (2002). Temperament and character in obese women with and without binge eating disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 43, 431-437.

Fassino S, Abbate-Daga G, Amianto F et al. (2003). [Eating psychopathology and personality in eating disorders]. Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc 12, 293-300.

Fassino S, Abbate-Daga G, Piero A et al. (2003). Dropout from brief psychotherapy within a combination treatment in bulimia nervosa: role of personality and anger. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 72, 203-210.

Fassino S, Amianto F, Daga GA et al. (2003). Bulimic family dynamics: role of parents' personality—a controlled study with the Temperament and Character Inventory. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 44, 70-77.

Fassino S, Amianto F, Gramaglia C et al. (2004). Temperament and character in eating disorders: ten years of studies. Eating and Weight Disorders, 9, 81-90.

Fassino S, Piero A, Gramaglia C et al. (2004). Clinical, psychopathological and personality correlates of interoceptive awareness in anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and obesity. Psychopathology, 37, 168-174.

Fassino S, Abbate-Daga G, Delsedime N et al. (2005). Baseline personality characteristics of responders to 6 month psychotherapy in eating disorder: preliminary data. Eating and Weight Disorders, 10, 40-50.

Frank GK, Bailer UF, Henry SE et al. (2005). Increased Dopamine D2/D3 receptor binding after recovery from anorexia nervosa measured by positron emission tomography and [11C]raclopride. Biological Psychiatry, e-pub.

Gendall KA, Sullivan PF, Joyce PR et al. (1997). Food cravings in women with a history of anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 22, 403-409.

Gendall KA, Joyce PR, Sullivan PF et al. (1998). Personality and dimensions of dietary restraint. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 24, 371-379.

Karwautz A, Troop NA, Rabe-Hesketh S et al. (2003). Personality disorders and personality dimensions in anorexia nervosa. Journal of Personality Disorders, 17. 73-85.

Klump KL, Bulik CM, Pollice C et al. (2000). Temperament and character in women with anorexia nervosa. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 188, 559-567.

Klump KL, Strober M, Bulik CM et al. (2004). Personality characteristics of women before and after recovery from an eating disorder. Psychological Medicine, 34, 1407-1417.

Mikolajczyk E, Samochowiec J, Smiarowska M et al. (2004). [Temperament and character of Polish women with anorexia and bulimia nervosa]. Psychiatr Pol, 38, 1043-1054.

Mizushima H, Ono Y, Asai M. (1998). TCI temperamental scores in bulimia nervosa patients and normal women with and without diet experiences. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 98, 228-230.

Mulder RT, Joyce PR, Sullivan PF et al. (1999). The relationship among three models of personality psychopathology: DSM-III-R personality disorder, TCI scores and DSQ defenses. Psychological Medicine, 29, 943-951.

Nagata T, Oshima J, Wada A et al. (2003). Temperament and character of Japanese eating disorder patients. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 44, 42-45.

Ribases M, Gratacos M, Badia A et al. (2005). Contribution of NTRK2 to the genetic susceptibility to anorexia nervosa, Harm avoidance, and minimum body mass index. Molecular Psychiatry. Online publication.

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Sullivan PF, Bulik CM, Carter FA et al. (1996). The significance of a prior history of anorexia in bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 20, 253-261.

Tozzi F, Thornton LM, Klump KL er al. (2005). Symptom fluctuation in eating disorders: correlates of diagnostic crossover. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 732-740.

Vervaet M, van Heeringen C, Audenaert K. (2004). Personality-related characteristics in restricting versus binging and purging eating disordered patients. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 45, 37-43.

Woodside DB, Bulik CM, Halmi KA et al. (2002). Personality, perfectionism, and attitudes toward eating in parents of individuals with eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 31, 290-299.

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