title: Eating disorders and depression in Hungarian women with menstrual disorders and infertility.
abstract: Menstrual disorders are among the most frequent somatic complications and symptoms of eating disorders. This study was designed to assess the prevalence of eating disorders connected to menstrual disorders of a non-organic origin in women at two gynecological out-patient departments. We performed a survey via questionnaires (ANIS: Anorexia Nervosa Inventory Scale; BCDS: Bulimic Cognitive Distortions Scale; BITE: Bulimia Investigation Test, Edinburgh; EDI: Eating Disorders Inventory; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory). Among 75 women tested we found a prevalence figure of 4% for anorexia nervosa (AN) and 12% for bulimia nervosa (BN). The total prevalence of clinical and subclinical eating disorders syndromes was 44%. The prevalence of depression was 64% for all respondents, whilst severe depression accounted for 11%. This study demonstrates the (relatively) higher frequency of bulimia nervosa in Hungary, compared with other countries.
authors.affiliation: Behavioural Scientific Institute of Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Resch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pintér
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szendei
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haász
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000150:complications*; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications*; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires