Are anorexic and bulimic patients depressed?
The presence of depression was assessed in 82 female outpatients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia by means of a structured interview. The Research Diagnostic Criteria for major depressive disorder were met by 55.6% of the anorexic patients and 23.6% of the bulimic patients. On the Extracted Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, 40.7% of the patients with anorexia and 23.6% of those with bulimia had scores in the moderately or severely depressed range.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales