Comorbidity studies of eating disorders and mood disorders. Critical review of the literature

Abstract Objective We conducted a critical literature review of studies assessing the prevalence of mood disorders (MD) in subjects with eating disorders (ED; anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa). In the first part of this article, we discuss methodological issues relevant to comorbidity studies be...

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Published inJournal of affective disorders Vol. 97; no. 1; pp. 37 - 49
Main Authors Godart, N.T, Perdereau, F, Rein, Z, Berthoz, S, Wallier, J, Jeammet, Ph, Flament, M.F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.2007
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Bulimia
Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa - epidemiology
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Eating behavior disorders
Ecology, environment
Health
Humans
Life Sciences
Medical sciences
Mood disorders
Mood Disorders - epidemiology
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Review
Mood disorders
Anorexia nervosa
Review
Comorbidity
Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia
Mood disorder
Concomitant disease
Eating disorder
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Summary:Abstract Objective We conducted a critical literature review of studies assessing the prevalence of mood disorders (MD) in subjects with eating disorders (ED; anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa). In the first part of this article, we discuss methodological issues relevant to comorbidity studies between ED and MD. In the second part, we summarize the findings of these studies in light of the methodological considerations raised. Method A manual computerised search (Medline) was performed for all published studies on comorbidity between ED and MD. In order to have sufficiently homogeneous diagnostic criteria for both categories of disorders, this search was limited to articles published between 1985 and 2006. Results Too few studies include control groups, few studies compared diagnostic subgroups of ED subjects, and results are scarce or conflicting. Discussion The results are discussed in the light of the methodological problems observed. The implications when reviewing the results of published studies and planning future research are set out.
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ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2006.06.023