Eating disorders and psychiatric disorders in the first-degree relatives of obese probands with binge eating disorder and obese non-binge eating disorder controls
Yh. Lee et al., Eating disorders and psychiatric disorders in the first-degree relatives of obese probands with binge eating disorder and obese non-binge eating disorder controls, INT J EAT D, 26(3), 1999, pp. 322-332
Objective: The purposes of the present study were to examine the possibilit
y of a familial tendency for binge eating disorder (BED) among the obese, t
o clarify the relationship between BED and other eating disorders, and to t
est the relationship between BED and other psychiatric disorders. Method: W
e studied 32 female BED outpatients and 23 obese females without BED. A pos
sible history of eating disorders was assessed using the Structured Clinica
l Interview for DSM-NI-RR-Eating Disorders section administered by telephon
e interview. Family history information for other psychiatric disorders was
collected using the Family History Research Diagnostic Criteria. Results:
The frequency of all eating disorders and the risk for other psychiatric di
sorders were not significantly different between the relatives of the two g
roups. These results were consistent across generation and gender. Discussi
on: This study failed to show a familial tendency far BED, or any significa
nt familial relationship between BED and other eating disorders, and did no
t support the hypothesis of coaggregation of other psychiatric disorders wi
th BED. (C) 1999 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.