OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this brief report is to describe the comorbid diagnoses and high-risk behaviors in a sample of adolescents with bulimia nervosa (BN). METHOD:Eighty adolescents enrolled in a RCT for BN that compared family-based therapy with individual-supportive psychotherapy completed the Eating Disorder Examination and the Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia for School Age Children (K-SADS). RESULTS: A total of 62.5% of the sample had a comorbid diagnosis as determined by the K-SADS. The majority of these presented with a major mood disorder. In addition, 25% of the sample had previously attempted suicide or self-harmed, 65.8% had consumed alcohol, and 30% had used illegal drugs. Suicidal behavior, drug use, and presence of a comorbid diagnosis were not related to diagnosis (full BN vs. subthreshold BN) or age. CONCLUSION:Comorbidity and high-risk health behaviors in adolescents with BN mirror those of adults with BN although not at similar rates. (c) 2007 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this brief report is to describe the comorbid diagnoses and high-risk behaviors in a sample of adolescents with bulimia nervosa (BN). METHOD: Eighty adolescents enrolled in a RCT for BN that compared family-based therapy with individual-supportive psychotherapy completed the Eating Disorder Examination and the Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia for School Age Children (K-SADS). RESULTS: A total of 62.5% of the sample had a comorbid diagnosis as determined by the K-SADS. The majority of these presented with a major mood disorder. In addition, 25% of the sample had previously attempted suicide or self-harmed, 65.8% had consumed alcohol, and 30% had used illegal drugs. Suicidal behavior, drug use, and presence of a comorbid diagnosis were not related to diagnosis (full BN vs. subthreshold BN) or age. CONCLUSION: Comorbidity and high-risk health behaviors in adolescents with BN mirror those of adults with BN although not at similar rates. (c) 2007 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors: Andrea P Mann; Erin C Accurso; Colleen Stiles-Shields; Lauren Capra; Zandre Labuschagne; Niranjan S Karnik; Daniel Le Grange Journal: J Adolesc Health Date: 2014-03-18 Impact factor: 5.012
Authors: Carolyn M Pearson; Emily M Pisetsky; Andrea B Goldschmidt; Jason M Lavender; Stephen A Wonderlich; Ross D Crosby; Scott G Engel; James E Mitchell; Scott J Crow; Carol B Peterson Journal: Int J Eat Disord Date: 2016-06-15 Impact factor: 4.861