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Trastorno depresivo, ansiedad social y su prevalencia en trastornos de la conducta alimentaria

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Behar A, Rosa, Barahona I, Mónica, Iglesias M, Bernardita, Casanova Z, Dunny·2007·Revista chilena de neuro-psiquiatría
DOI 10.4067/s0717-92272007000300005
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Background: There is substantial evidence about comorbidity between eating disorders, depression and social anxiety.Aim: To compare the presence of social anxiety and depression and its prevalence in eating disordered patients and normal subjects.Subjects and Methods: A structured clinical interview, the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40), the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) were administered to 54 patients that fulfilled the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for eating disorders and to 54 normal female students.Results: Patients with eating disorders ranked significantly higher on the EAT-40 and on the EDI and its factors, including comorbidity scales (p < 0.001).Prevalence of social anxiety was significantly higher in eating disordered patients (40.7% versus 3.7%) (p < 0.001), particularly among anorexics (66.6%) (p < 0,001) and 14.8% of the eating disordered patients ranked within the severe range (p < 0.001).The risk for moderate to very severe social anxiety was 5.5 times higher among them.Prevalence of depressive symptoms was significantly higher in eating disordered patients (18.5% versus 0%) (p < 0.001), specially among anorexics (66.6%) (p < 0,001) and 18.5% of the eating disordered patients ranked within the severe or very severe range (p < 0.001).The risk for moderate to very severe depression was 23.7 times higher among them.Conclusions: Depressive and/or social anxiety disorders and their prevalence rates are confirmed according to the evidence in eating disordered patients, mainly among patients suffering from anorexia nervosa.

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    The Abstract reports a higher prevalence of social anxiety among patients with eating disorders: 40.7% versus 3.7% in the comparison group. The 40.7% figure is the prevalence in the eating-disorder group, not a 40.7% increase in anxiety levels relative to the group without eating disorders. No page number is provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Behar A, R., Barahona I, M., Iglesias M, B., & Casanova Z, D.
Venue
Revista chilena de neuro-psiquiatría
Publisher
SciELO Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID)
Published
2007-09
Volume
45
Issue
3
ISSN
  • 0034-7388 (ISSN-L)
  • 0717-9227
DOI
10.4067/s0717-92272007000300005
OpenAlex
W1988572722
Cited by
18
References
32
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2
FWCI
1.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
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  • Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
eating disorders, depression, social anxiety, comorbidities, anorexia nervosa, prevalence, female students, Eating Attitudes Test, Eating Disorder Inventory, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

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