Other psychiatric disorders among bulimic patients.
Clinical experience suggests that bulimia nervosa is a disorder often accompanied by additional psychiatric symptoms. Based on unstructured clinical interviews, 21 additional Axis I and six Axis II diagnoses were assigned to a sample of 30 bulimic women. The Structured Clinic Interview for DSM-III-Patient Version (SCID-P) generated 47 additional Axis I and 78 Axis II diagnoses. There was little agreement across measures in the assessment of mood disturbance. These results not only suggest a greater degree of pathology in bulimic women, but also raise important questions regarding the measurement and conceptualization of DSM-III-R Axis II disorders.
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University of South Florida Psychiatry Center, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa 33613.
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D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics