Lifetime comorbidity of anorexia nervosa with other mental disorders

Mental disorder	Percent of anorexia nervosa patients with a comorbid disorder
Mental disorder	Nationally representative survey	Clinical settings
Anxiety disorders
Specific phobias	27	14
Social anxiety disorder	25	22
Generalized anxiety disorder	7	13
Agoraphobia	5	3
Panic disorder	3	9
Mood disorders
Unipolar major depression	39	71
Persistent depressive disorder	13	–
Bipolar I or II disorder	3	–
Disruptive, impulse control, and conduct disorders
Oppositional-defiant disorder	11	–
Conduct disorder	10	–
Intermittent explosive disorder	5	–
Substance use disorders
Alcohol abuse or dependence	25	17
Illicit drug abuse or dependence	18	11
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	16	–
Posttraumatic stress disorder	12	5
Obsessive-compulsive disorder	0	35

Data from:

Bulik CM, Klump KL, Thornton L, et al. Alcohol use disorder comorbidity in eating disorders: a multicenter study. J Clin Psychiatry 2004; 65:1000.
Fernández-Aranda F, Pinheiro AP, Thornton LM, et al. Impulse control disorders in women with eating disorders. Psychiatry Res 2008; 157:147.
Fernández-Aranda F, Pinheiro AP, Tozzi F, et al. Symptom profile of major depressive disorder in women with eating disorders. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2007; 41:24.
Hudson JI, Hiripi E, Pope HG Jr, Kessler RC. The prevalence and correlates of eating disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Biol Psychiatry 2007; 61:348.
Kaye WH, Bulik CM, Thornton L, et al. Comorbidity of anxiety disorders with anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Am J Psychiatry 2004; 161:2215.
Root TL, Pinheiro AP, Thornton L, et al. Substance use disorders in women with anorexia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord 2010; 43:14.

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