Empirically determined severity levels for binge-eating disorder outperform existing severity classification schemes.
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| Abstract | 
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              Eating-disorder severity indicators should theoretically index symptom intensity, impairment, and level of needed treatment. Two severity indicators for binge-eating disorder (BED) have been proposed (categories of binge-eating frequency and shape/weight overvaluation) but have mixed empirical support including modest clinical utility. This project uses structural equation model (SEM) trees - a form of exploratory data mining - to empirically determine the precise levels of binge-eating frequency and/or shape/weight overvaluation that most significantly differentiate BED severities.  | 
        
| Year of Publication | 
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              2020 
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| Journal | 
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              Psychological medicine 
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| Number of Pages | 
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              1-11 
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| Date Published | 
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              2020 
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| ISSN Number | 
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              0033-2917 
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| URL | 
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              https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0033291720002287/type/journal_article 
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| DOI | 
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              10.1017/S0033291720002287 
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| Short Title | 
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              Psychol Med 
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