title: Psychiatric comorbidity in a Brazilian sample of patients with binge-eating disorder.
abstract: We compared sociodemographic characteristics and psychiatric status in obese Brazilian patients who did (n=32) and did not (n=33) meet DSM-IV criteria for binge-eating disorder (BED). The sample's mean age was 35.0 years (+/-10.5), with 92.3% of individuals being female and 41.5% having some higher education. Obese binge eaters (OBE) were significantly more likely than obese non-binge eaters to meet criteria for a current diagnosis of any axis I disorder, any mood disorder and any anxiety disorder. Specifically, OBE patients were characterized by significantly higher rates of current and lifetime histories of major depressive disorder. Similar to patients from developed countries, Brazilian patients with BED display increased rates of psychiatric comorbidity, particularly mood and anxiety disorders.
authors.affiliation: The Obesity and Eating Disorders Group, State Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology of Rio de Janeiro and Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. lfontenelle@bigfoot.com
authors.forename: Leonardo F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Fontenelle
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vĺtor Mendlowicz
authors.forename: Gabriela Bezerra
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: de Menezes
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papelbaum
authors.forename: Silvia R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Amélio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Godoy-Matos
authors.forename: Walmir
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Appolinário
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000453:epidemiology