Network analysis of specific psychopathology and psychiatric symptoms in patients with eating disorders

Abstract

The shared centrality of identified nodes in both individual and merged groups supported the transdiagnostic theory of EDs (diagnoses share core ED features), with a central role of BMI. Moreover, the most central nodes were general psychiatric symptoms, interpersonal domain, and self-efficacy. These findings suggest that-in addition to ED-core symptoms and BMI-depressive and anxiety symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity and ineffectiveness may be important targets to provide effective treatments across AN, BN, and BED.