title: Comorbidity of psychiatric diagnoses in anorexia nervosa.
abstract: The comorbidity of psychiatric diagnoses was examined with the Diagnostic Interview Schedule in 62 women who participated in a 10-year follow-up study of anorexia nervosa. Sixty-two age- and sex-matched controls, their parents, and parents of the anorectic probands were also interviewed with the Diagnostic Interview Schedule. There was a statistically significant comorbidity of the affective and anxiety disorders with anorexia nervosa. The first-degree relatives of the anorectic probands had significantly more alcoholism and total number of psychiatric diagnoses compared with the first-degree relatives of controls. There were two mothers with bulimia nervosa, two cases of anorexia nervosa and two of bulimia nervosa in other first-degree relatives of anorectic probands, and no cases of eating disorders in the first-degree relatives of controls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, White Plains, NY.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Halmi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marchi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sampugnaro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Apple
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012737:Sex Factors