S Simon Kurpad1, S A George, K Srinivasan. 1. Department of Psychiatry, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore 560034, India. sunita_simon@hotmail.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: 'Medication-induced eating disorder' is implicated as one of the reasons for the weight gain seen in psychotic patients. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of binge eating disorder (BED), binge spectrum and other eating behaviors in patients on treatment for non-affective psychoses in India. METHOD: An outpatient cross-sectional study of 73 participants. RESULTS: Most of the binge spectrum behaviors occurred in patients on treatment for more than 2 years and on concomitant antidepressant medication. Patients admitted to obesogenic eating behaviour more readily than actual calorie intake. BED was absent in our sample. CONCLUSION: While binge spectrum eating behaviors were noted in many patients, the absence of BED was striking and could be due to cultural factors. Binge spectrum eating behaviors could be treatment emergent or linked particularly to the improvement from psychoses and post psychotic depression.
OBJECTIVE: 'Medication-induced eating disorder' is implicated as one of the reasons for the weight gain seen in psychoticpatients. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of binge eating disorder (BED), binge spectrum and other eating behaviors in patients on treatment for non-affective psychoses in India. METHOD: An outpatient cross-sectional study of 73 participants. RESULTS: Most of the binge spectrum behaviors occurred in patients on treatment for more than 2 years and on concomitant antidepressant medication. Patients admitted to obesogenic eating behaviour more readily than actual calorie intake. BED was absent in our sample. CONCLUSION: While binge spectrum eating behaviors were noted in many patients, the absence of BED was striking and could be due to cultural factors. Binge spectrum eating behaviors could be treatment emergent or linked particularly to the improvement from psychoses and post psychotic depression.
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