title: Bulimia and depression.
abstract: Fifty-six adult females with DSM-III bulimia were evaluated for personal and family histories of other psychopathologies. Forty-three subjects (77%) evidenced mild depression of which 13 (23%) reported moderate-severe symptoms by the Beck Depression Inventory--a finding confirmed with Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and the SCL-90-D scale. A personal history of affective disorder was found in 52%, while 59% reported first degree relative(s) with affective disorder. Subjects with first-degree relatives with drug dependence, alcoholism, or depression had an earlier onset of bulimia than those without such relatives. Bulimia may be symptomatically or pathophysiologically related to depression.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology; D001835:Body Weight; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales