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. 1995 Jan;152(1):72-5.
doi: 10.1176/ajp.152.1.72.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder among patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

A Thiel  1 , A Broocks, M Ohlmeier, G E Jacoby, G Schüssler
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder among patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

A Thiel et al. Am J Psychiatry. 1995 Jan.

Abstract

Objective: The present study sought to determine the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder among patients with eating disorders.

Method: Ninety-three women who met DSM-III-R criteria for anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa were investigated by using a semistructured diagnostic interview, the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, and the Eating Disorder Inventory.

Results: Thirty-four patients (37%) met the DSM-III-R criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder and also had a clinically significant score of 16 or higher on the Yale-Brown scale. These patients also had significantly higher, and hence pathological, mean scores on five of eight Eating Disorder Inventory scales than patients with eating disorders without concomitant obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Conclusions: These results suggest that there is a high prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder among patients with anorexia and bulimia nervosa and that this prevalence may be correlated with the severity of the eating disorder.

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