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Psychiatric Comorbidity in Mexican Adolescents with a Diagnosis of Eating Disorders its Relationship with the Body Mass Index
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 3900, p 3900 (2021), Volume 18, Issue 8
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Preprints, 2021.
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Abstract
- The prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders among patients with eating disorders (ED) is higher than the general population. Individuals diagnosed with eating disorders have changes in their body mass index which could promote severe metabolic disruptions. This study aimed (1) to report the prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders among a Mexican adolescent sample diagnosed with eating disorders, (2) to compare our results with the prevalence of psychiatric disorders reported from a national survey of mental health of adolescents, (3) to compare the presence of psychiatric comorbidities between ED diagnoses, and (4) to explore the relationship of these comorbidities with the body mass index. In the study, we included 187 Mexican adolescents diagnosed with eating disorders. The psychiatric comorbidities were evaluated using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for children/adolescents, and a revised questionnaire on eating and weight patterns. We found that 89% of the Mexican adolescents diagnosed with ED had another psychiatric comorbidity. Major depressive disorder (52.40%) and suicide risk (40%) were the most prevalent comorbidities. Attention and deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) prevalence was different between ED diagnosis, and adolescents with binge-eating disorder and ADHD had the higher body mass index. Our results showed that in this sample of Mexican adolescents, the presence of comorbidities could impact body mass index. This emphasizes the importance that clinicians take into consideration the presence of psychiatric comorbidities to achieve an integrative treatment for adolescents diagnosed with ED.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Population
lcsh:Medicine
eating disorders
Comorbidity
Article
Body Mass Index
Feeding and Eating Disorders
03 medical and health sciences
Psychiatric comorbidity
0302 clinical medicine
mental disorders
medicine
Prevalence
Humans
education
Psychiatry
Child
acoustics
Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview
Mexican adolescents
education.field_of_study
Depressive Disorder, Major
business.industry
Mental Disorders
lcsh:R
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
medicine.disease
Mental health
Mexican population
030227 psychiatry
Eating disorders
psychiatric comorbidity
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Major depressive disorder
business
Body mass index
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 3900, p 3900 (2021), Volume 18, Issue 8
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dccd07b6a3eef989055d04c4f6ea9261