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Associations between ADHD and eating disorders in relation to comorbid psychiatric disorders in a nationally representative sample

Ziobrowski, Hannah, Brewerton, Timothy D., Duncan, Alexis E.·2018·Psychiatry Research

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The objective of this study was to examine whether previously observed associations of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with eating disorders (EDs) are at least partially attributable to other underlying psychopathology. Data came from 4719 participants aged 18-44 years in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication and the National Survey of American Life. DSM-IV diagnoses were assessed using the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Multinomial logistic regression assessed associations between DSM-IV lifetime and past-12 month diagnoses of ADHD with EDs in unadjusted models and in models adjusted for demographic variables and other psychopathology. Lifetime ADHD was strongly and significantly associated with lifetime bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), and any ED in unadjusted models, but not with anorexia nervosa or subthreshold BED. After adjusting for demographic variables and psychiatric comorbidities, all associations of lifetime ADHD with EDs were substantially attenuated, and only the association of ADHD with BN remained statistically significant. Similar results were found using past-12 month diagnoses. These results suggest that previously observed associations of ADHD with EDs might be due - at least in part - to additional psychiatric disorders that are often comorbid with both ADHD and EDs.

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Authors
Ziobrowski, H., Brewerton, T. D., & Duncan, A. E.
Affiliations
  • Brown University (US)
  • Medical University of South Carolina (US)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Corresponding author
Duncan, Alexis E.
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-02
Volume
260
Pages
53-59
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2768709811
Cited by
52
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53
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FWCI
4.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, eating disorders, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, psychiatric comorbidity, National Comorbidity Survey Replication, National Survey of American Life
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Psychopathology, Comorbidity, Logistic Models, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Young Adult

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