Sleep disturbance in women with eating disorder: prevalence and clinical characteristics.
The prevalence of sleep disturbance among 400 patients, diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN) or bulimia nervosa (BN), was assessed via structured interviews. Sleep disturbance was reported in 50.3% of patients, especially among those with the binge-eating/purging subtype. Patients with sleep disturbance had more disturbing symptoms; including higher binge frequency and vomiting frequency. Additional differences were also identified.
Kim
Kyung Ran
KR
Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 696-6 Tanbul-dong, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do 464-100, Republic of Korea.
Jung
Young-Chul
YC
Shin
Mi-Yeon
MY
Namkoong
Kee
K
Kim
Joon-Ki
JK
Lee
Jung-Hyun
JH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult