title: Mood disorders in eating disorder patients: Prevalence and chronology of ONSET.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In a clinical population, we estimated the frequency of mood disorders among 271 patients suffering from Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN) in comparison to a control group matched for age and gender.
  
  
  METHODS
  The frequency of mood disorders was measured using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), DSM-IV version.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mood disorders were more frequent among eating disorder (ED) patients than among controls, with a global prevalence of the order of 80% for each ED group. The majority of the mood disorders comorbid with ED were depressive disorders (MDD and dysthymia). The relative chronology of onset of these disorders was equivocal, because mood disorders in some cases preceded and in others followed the onset of the eating disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our sample was characterized by patients with severe ED and high comorbidities, and thus do not represent the entire population of AN or BN. This also may have resulted in an overestimation of prevalence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mood disorders appear significantly more frequently in patients seeking care for ED than in controls. These results have implications for the assessment and treatment of ED patients, and for the aetio-pathogenesis of these disorders.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM), Paris, France; Faculty of Medicine, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France; Inserm U669, Paris, France. Electronic address: nathalie.godart@imm.fr.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Godart
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM), Paris, France; Inserm U669, Paris, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Radon
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM), Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Curt
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM), Paris, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duclos
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM), Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perdereau
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Centre of Saint Etienne, Psychiatric Services, Saint Etienne, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.affiliation: Saint Jacques Hospital, Addictions Unit, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Venisse
authors.affiliation: University Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services-SUPEA Department of Research, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Halfon
authors.affiliation: University of Besançon Hospital Centre, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bizouard
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Sector, CHS P. Pinel, Amiens, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loas
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM), Paris, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corcos
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM), Paris, France.
authors.forename: Ph
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jeammet
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa Research Director, Youth Program, Institute of Mental Health Research Royal Ottawa Hospital, 1145 Carling Ave, Rm CB2111 Ottawa, ON, Canada K1Z 7K4.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Flament
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Age of onset; Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia; Comorbidity; Eating disorders; Mood disorders