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Psychiatric disorders among obese binge eaters
Author(s) -
Marcus Marsha D.,
Wing Rena R.,
Ewing Linda,
Kern Edward,
Gooding William,
McDermott Michael
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199001)9:1<69::aid-eat2260090108>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - psychiatry , depression (economics) , anxiety , psychology , binge eating disorder , binge eating , obesity , clinical psychology , eating disorders , medicine , bulimia nervosa , macroeconomics , economics
This study compared the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among obese binge eaters (n = 25) and obese non—binge eaters (n = 25) of similar age and weight. Subjects were interviewed by clinicians who were blind to the patients' binge status using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Sixty percent of bingers met criteria for one or more psychiatric disorders, compared with 28% of nonbingers, with differences most apparent in affective disorder; 32% of obese bingers reported a history of affective disorder versus only 8% of nonbingers. Obese binge eaters also reported significantly more psychiatric symptoms, especially symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sexual dysfunction.