TY - JOUR
T1 - ADHD symptomatology in eating disorders: A secondary psychopathological measure of severity?
AU - Fernández-Aranda, Fernando
AU - Agüera, Zaida
AU - Castro, Rita
AU - Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
AU - Ramos-Quiroga, Jose Antoni
AU - Bosch, Rosa
AU - Fagundo, Ana Beatriz
AU - Granero, Roser
AU - Penelo, Eva
AU - Claes, Laurence
AU - Sánchez, Isabel
AU - Riesco, Nadine
AU - Casas, Miquel
AU - Menchon, Jose Manuel
PY - 2013/6/11
Y1 - 2013/6/11
N2 - Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has commonly been described in psychiatric disorders. Although several studies have found positive associations between abnormal eating patterns during childhood and ADHD, there is a lack of studies on ADHD and Eating Disorders (ED). The aims of this exploratory study were 1) to assess the ADHD symptoms level in ED and to ascertain whether there are differences among ED subtypes; 2) to analyze whether the presence of ADHD symptoms is associated with more severe eating disorder symptoms and greater general psychopathology; and 3) to assess whether the ADHD symptoms level is associated with specific temperament and character traits.Methods: 191 female ED patients were included. Assessment was carried out with the EDI-2, ASRS-v1.1, the SCL-90-R and the TCI-R.Results: The ADHD symptoms level was similar in bulimia, eating disorder not otherwise specified and binge eating subtypes, and lower in anorexic patients. Obsessiveness and Hostility were significantly positively associated with ADHD symptoms. A path model showed that ADHD was associated with high Novelty Seeking and low Self-Directedness, whereas ED severity was influenced by ADHD severity and low Self-Directedness.Conclusions: Bingeing/purging ED subtypes have a high ADHD symptoms level, also related with more severe eating, general and personality psychopathology. © 2013 Fernández-Aranda et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
AB - Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has commonly been described in psychiatric disorders. Although several studies have found positive associations between abnormal eating patterns during childhood and ADHD, there is a lack of studies on ADHD and Eating Disorders (ED). The aims of this exploratory study were 1) to assess the ADHD symptoms level in ED and to ascertain whether there are differences among ED subtypes; 2) to analyze whether the presence of ADHD symptoms is associated with more severe eating disorder symptoms and greater general psychopathology; and 3) to assess whether the ADHD symptoms level is associated with specific temperament and character traits.Methods: 191 female ED patients were included. Assessment was carried out with the EDI-2, ASRS-v1.1, the SCL-90-R and the TCI-R.Results: The ADHD symptoms level was similar in bulimia, eating disorder not otherwise specified and binge eating subtypes, and lower in anorexic patients. Obsessiveness and Hostility were significantly positively associated with ADHD symptoms. A path model showed that ADHD was associated with high Novelty Seeking and low Self-Directedness, whereas ED severity was influenced by ADHD severity and low Self-Directedness.Conclusions: Bingeing/purging ED subtypes have a high ADHD symptoms level, also related with more severe eating, general and personality psychopathology. © 2013 Fernández-Aranda et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
KW - ADHD
KW - Eating disorders
KW - Personality profiles
KW - Psychopathology
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-166
DO - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-166
M3 - Article
VL - 13
JO - BMC Psychiatry
JF - BMC Psychiatry
SN - 1471-244X
M1 - 166
ER -