Am J Psychiatry 1984; 141:1594-1597
Copyright © 1984 by American Psychiatric Association
Are anorexic and bulimic patients depressed?
DB Herzog
The presence of depression was assessed in 82 female outpatients with
anorexia nervosa and bulimia by means of a structured interview. The
Research Diagnostic Criteria for major depressive disorder were met by
55.6% of the anorexic patients and 23.6% of the bulimic patients. On the
Extracted Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, 40.7% of the patients with
anorexia and 23.6% of those with bulimia had scores in the moderately or
severely depressed range.
