[Comorbid eating disorders in a Brazilian attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder adult clinical sample].

Autor: Mattos P; Grupo de Estudos do Déficit de Atenção, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. mattos@attglobal.net, Saboya E, Ayrão V, Segenreich D, Duchesne M, Coutinho G
Jazyk: portugalština
Zdroj: Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) [Braz J Psychiatry] 2004 Dec; Vol. 26 (4), pp. 248-50. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Feb 23.
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462004000400008
Abstrakt: Unlabelled: 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 prevalence of ED and other comorbid conditions.
Results: Nine attention deficity hyperactivity disorder patients had comorbid eating disorders; binge eating disorder (BED) was the most common diagnosis. The group with eating disorders presented a higher prevalence of other comorbid disorders (p=0.02). No significant differences were found on gender, age at assessment, schooling level and type of attention deficity hyperactivity disorder between groups.
Conclusion: Attention deficity hyperactivity disorder clinical samples may have a high prevalence of BED comorbidity. Patients with attention deficity hyperactivity disorder and eating disorders may have a different comorbid profile.
Databáze: MEDLINE