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Does the frequency of anxiety and depressive disorders differ between diagnostic subtypes of anorexia nervosa and bulimia?
Author(s) -
Godart Nathalie,
Berthoz Sylvie,
Rein Zoé,
Perdereau Fabienne,
Lang François,
Venisse JeanLuc,
Halfon Olivier,
Bizouard Pierre,
Loas Gwénolé,
Corcos Maurice,
Jeammet Philippe,
Flament Martine,
Curt Florence
Publication year - 2006
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/eat.20274
Subject(s) - panic disorder , anxiety , eating disorders , confounding , anorexia nervosa , comorbidity , psychology , bulimia nervosa , anxiety disorder , psychiatry , agoraphobia , clinical psychology , panic , generalized anxiety disorder , major depressive disorder , medicine , cognition
Abstract Objective: The objective of the present work is to determine whether the prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders varies in subgroups of eating disorders (ED) according to age, ED duration, mode of care provision, and body mass index (BMI). Method: Using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), the frequency of anxiety and depressive disorders was evaluated in 271 ED participants. Their prevalence was compared in subgroups of anorexics (AN‐R and AN‐BN) and bulimics (BN), both before and after controlling for potential confounding variables. Results: Current or lifetime comorbidity of anxiety and depressive disorders did not differ between AN‐R and AN‐BN groups. Social phobia, panic disorders, and obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) were significantly more frequent in AN‐BN and AN‐R groups. Panic disorder was more frequent in the BN group. Conclusion: Several confounding factors, in particular those identified in the present study, may explain previous conflicting results on the frequency of anxiety and depressive disorders in ED. Nevertheless, the study confirmed that OCD is more frequent in AN, even after controlling for confounding factors. © 2006 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 2006; 39:772–778