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Patients with anorexia nervosa have elevated scores on the Yale‐Brown obsessive‐compulsive scale
Author(s) -
Kaye Walter H.,
Weltzin Theodore E.,
Hsu L. K. George,
Bulik Cynthia,
McConaha Claire,
Sobkiewicz Theresa
Publication year - 1992
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(199207)12:1<57::aid-eat2260120108>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , eating disorders
We found, after excluding core anorexic symptoms (disturbances of body image, feeding, and exercise), that anorexcics had significantly elevated scores on the Yale‐Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y‐BOCS) compared to matched healthy volunteer women. We found that 19 unmedicated anorexic patients had a score of 22 ± 5 on the Y‐BOCS, similar in magnitude to the score reported for patients with obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD). As a group, anorexic patients had 10 ± 5 (mean ± SD) of the types of obsessions and compulsions commonly found in patients with OCD. This study supports other studies suggesting that anorexia nervosa may have a relationship to OCD.