DEPRESSION IN ANOREXIA-NERVOSA AT FOLLOW-UP

This study set out to investigate the correlation between depressive s ymptomatology and the eating disorder psychopathology at a 3-year foll ow-up after discharge of 34 adolescent anorexia nervosa patients. Thre e standardized rating instruments were employed to assess depression a nd two defined outcome criteria were used to assess the eating disorde r. Correlation analysis revealed that there was a consistent and signi ficant association between the severity of eating disorder symptoms an d the degree of depression at follow-up. According to the subscales of the average outcome score of Morgan and Russell (Psychological Medici ne 5:355-371, 1975), depression was related more to social maladaptati on than to the specific eating disorder psychopathology. (C) 1993 by J ohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.