Comorbidity and age of onset of eating disorders in gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals.
Summary of "Comorbidity and age of onset of eating disorders in gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals."
This study examines the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) men with eating disorders. A total of 388 white, black, and Latino LGB men and women were sampled from community venues. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) diagnoses of anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder were assessed using the World Health Organization's Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Gay and bisexual men with eating disorders were more likely to have an anxiety or substance abuse disorder than gay and bisexual men without eating disorders, whereas lesbian and bisexual women with eating disorders were more likely to have a mood disorder than lesbian and bisexual women without an eating disorder. For individuals diagnosed with an eating and anxiety or major depressive disorder, the onset of the psychiatric disorder was more likely to precede the onset of the eating disorder. Researchers should study potential explanations of the relationship between eating and psychiatric disorders among LGB men and women.
Affiliation
Gay Men's Health Crisis, New York, NY, United States.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Psychiatry research
ISSN: 0165-1781
Pages: 126-31
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20483473
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2009.10.013
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