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Specific and nonspecific comorbidity in anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Jordan Jennifer,
Joyce Peter R.,
Carter Frances A.,
Horn Jacqueline,
McIntosh Virginia V.W.,
Luty Suzanne E.,
McKenzie Janice M.,
Frampton Christopher M.A.,
Mulder Roger T.,
Bulik Cynthia M.
Publication year - 2008
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.20463
Subject(s) - comorbidity , anorexia nervosa , bulimia nervosa , eating disorders , psychology , psychiatry , depression (economics) , logistic regression , clinical psychology , binge eating , medicine , economics , macroeconomics
Objective: This article reports lifetime Axis I and II comorbidity in women with anorexia nervosa (AN), and ascertains specific and nonspecific comorbidity in AN compared to clinical samples of women with bulimia nervosa (BN) or major depression (DEP). Method: Outpatient AN ( n = 56), BN ( n = 132), and DEP ( n = 100) samples were assessed using Structured Clinical Interviews I and II for DSM‐III‐R. Baseline data were compared using univariate statistics and logistic regression. Results: In the AN sample as a whole, specific elevations were found for prevalences of obsessive compulsive disorder. The AN‐binge eating purging subtype (AN‐BP) and the BN sample had elevated prevalences of Cluster B personality disorders. Cluster C prevalences were elevated across samples. Conclusion: Evidence of AN‐specific, eating disorder‐specific, and nonspecific comorbidity illustrates the heterogeneity in AN. Further research is need to examine the relative impact of specific and nonspecific comorbidity in AN subtypes and AN as a whole. © 2007 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 2008