Although comorbidity between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and eating disorders (ED) is relevant for clinical treatment, it is seldom investigated. Methods: 86 DSM-IV attention deficity hyperactivity disorder patients out of 107 self-referred adults in a specialized center for attention deficity hyperactivity disorder were interviewed using SCID-R to evaluate the lifetime prev...

INTRODUCTION Neurocognitive deficits have been identified in eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. However, current data do not allow for firm conclusions regarding the nature or extent of these deficits. The current study aimed to evaluate neurocognitive functioning in a population-based sample of adolescents with and without eating disorders. METHODS Participants...

OBJECTIVE To study the predictors of new eating disorders in an adolescent cohort. DESIGN Cohort study over 3 years with six waves. SUBJECTS Students, initially aged 14-15 years, from 44 secondary schools in the state of Victoria, Australia. OUTCOME MEASURES Weight (kg), height (cm), dieting (adolescent dieting scale), psychiatric morbidity (revised clinical interview schedule), and eatin...

CONTEXT Recent data suggest that purging disorder, a recently characterized form of eating disorder not otherwise specified, may be worthy of specific delineation in nosological schemes. However, more data are needed to determine how purging disorder differs from bulimia nervosa. OBJECTIVE To examine clinical features and subjective as well as objective physiological responses to a standardiz...

Structured diagnostic interviews were used to determine DSM-III-R axis I and II diagnoses among 136 female psychiatric inpatients. To distinguish comorbidity of eating disorders with axis I and II disorders from simple diagnostic overlap, the frequency and distribution of diagnoses among the 31 patients with an eating disorder and the 105 without an eating disorder were compared. Social phobia,...

Through focus groups, we examined the development and maintenance of an eating disorder in 16 females with type 1 diabetes and an eating disorder. The quotes and qualitative data summaries provide rich insights into understanding why those with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk for eating disorders. Content analyses revealed five themes pertinent to the dual diagnosis (feeling different, di...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess executive functions of obese individuals with binge eating disorder. METHOD Thirty-eight obese individuals with binge eating disorder were compared to thirty-eight obese controls without binge eating disorder in terms of their executive functions. All individuals were assessed using the following instruments: Digit Span, Trail Making Tests A and B...

OBJECTIVE This study examines the impact of presenter identity on the intended and unintended effects of an eating disorder educational program. METHOD High school students viewed one of two identical videotaped discussions about eating disorders. In one condition, the presenter was identified as an "eating disorder specialist"; in the other condition, she was identified as a "recovered patie...

Results Eating disorder prevalence rates increased significantly from age 14 to age 20, irrespective of the diagnostic system used. The prevalence of DSM-5 eating disorders was significantly higher than the prevalence of DSM-IV eating disorders for females, but not for males. ‘Unspecified’ eating disorders were significantly less common when applying DSM-5 than DSM-IV criteria, for males and fe...