title: Purging behaviors and comorbidity as predictive factors of quality of life in anorexia nervosa.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the predictive factors for the physical and mental summary components (PCS and MCS) of quality of life (SF-36) in patients with anorexia nervosa.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-seven patients with anorexia nervosa were studied. Assessment comprised psychiatric diagnosis by a clinical structured interview for Axis I disorders (SCID-I) and personality disorders (SCID-II), Clinical Global Impression (CGI), and Quality of Life (SF-36).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Anorexia nervosa, restrictive type, was diagnosed in 73.9% of the patients and 51% of the patients presented with comorbidity on Axis I or Axis II or both. The predictive variables for the PCS were poor outcome in previous year, comorbidity on Axes I and II, and female gender. The predictive variables for the MCS were the presence of comorbidity in one or the other of the Axis I or II disorders and purging behaviors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The current study suggests the importance of comorbidity and purging behaviors in the quality of life of these patients with anorexia nervosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Santiago Apóstol Hospital, Osakidetza Mental Health System, Olaguibel 29, 01004 Vitoria, Spain. agonzalez@hsan.osakidetza.net
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Pinto
authors.forename: Failde
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Inmaculada
authors.forename: Rodriguez
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cristina
authors.forename: Fernández
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Corres Blanca
authors.forename: Enjuto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sonsoles
authors.forename: Ramírez
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.forename: López
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Purificacion
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life