How common are comorbid disorders with EDs?
What is the longitudinal relationship of these comorbid symptoms?
Psychiatric, psychological and medical comorbidities in ED individuals are common. Research demonstrates that 55 - 97% of individuals diagnosed with an ED, also receive a diagnosis for at least one more psychiatric and/or medical diagnosis. The most common psychiatric comorbidities associated with EDs include major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD), autism, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorders, suicide and borderline personality disorder. Our team has undertaken research on a range of these comorbid disorders, with a focus on the longitudinal relationship of the associated comorbid symptomatology. More recently we are also aiming to assess transdiagnostic factors for EDs and these other comorbid disorders.
Selected Publications:
Puccio, F., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Ong, D., & Krug, I. (2016). A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Longitudinal Relationship Between Eating Pathology and Depression. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS, 49(5), 439-454. doi:10.1002/eat.22506
Krug, I., Treasure, J., Anderluh, M., Bellodi, L., Cellini, E., Di Bernardo, M., . . . Fernandez-Aranda, F. (2008). Present and lifetime comorbidity of tobacco, alcohol and drug use in eating disorders: A European multicenter study. DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 97(1-2), 169-179. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.04.015
Jimenez-Murcia, S., Fernandez-Aranda, F., Raich, R. M., Alonso, P., Krug, I., Jaurrieta, N., . . . Vallejo, J. (2007). Obsessive-compulsive and eating disorders: Comparison of clinical and personality features. PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, 61(4), 385-391. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1819.2007.01673.x