Intelligence émotionnelle et anorexie mentale : liens avec la symptomatologie alimentaire et perspectives thérapeutiques

Our results are coherent with the literature suggesting that people suffering from AN present serious emotional difficulties (Brockmeyer et al., 2012; Fox et al., 2013; Harrison et al., 2009, 2010; Oldershaw et al., 2011). Data also suggests that patients who report greater difficulties in emotional regulation present a higher level of eating disorders symptoms. However, in line with the only study on EI and severity of eating orders symptomatology (Hambrook et al., 2012), results show that this link was not present when the level of depression and anxiety was taken into account, suggesting that anxio-depressive affects play a role in this link. More research is needed to further understand the relationship between emotional difficulties, anxio-depressive symptoms and eating disorders symptomatology. This would confirm the relevance of therapeutic programs targeting the improvement of emotional skills.