Are anorexic and bulimic patients depressed?
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 December 1984
David B. Herzog
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The presence of depression was assessed in 82 female outpatients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia by means of a structured interview and the Research Diagnostic Criteria for major depressive disorder were met.
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The presence of depression was assessed in 82 female outpatients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia by means of a structured interview. The Research Diagnostic Criteria for major depressive disorder were met by 55.6% of the anorexic patients and 23.6% of the bulimic patients. On the Extracted Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, 40.7% of the patients with anorexia and 23.6% of those with bulimia had scores in the moderately or severely depressed range.
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