Association Between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa in Outpatients With Eating Disorders
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Enrollment
- 64
- Primary Endpoint
- We will identify the lifetime rate of mental health conditions using structured clinical interviews in subjects with a lifetime history of eating disorders and compare the rate of these conditions to that of non-ED control subjects.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
To understand whether a relationship exists between eating disorders and ADHD, we seek to clarify the prevalence of ADHD in individuals with eating disorders. To this end, we will estimate the prevalence of ADHD, and other neuropsychiatric disorders, in outpatients with history of an eating disorder diagnosis. Secondarily, we will identify patterns of cognitive deficits in outpatients with history of an eating disorder diagnosis. We will also examine whether ADHD in this population is associated with functional and familial correlates associated with ADHD.
Investigators
Craig B. Surman, MD
Scientific Coordinator of the Adult ADHD Program, Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Male and female outpatients between, and including, 18 and 55 years of age with a history of eating disorder diagnosis.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Any clinically unstable psychiatric conditions such as: acute psychosis, acute panic, acute obsessive compulsive disorder, acute mania, acute suicidality, acute substance use disorders (alcohol or drugs), and sociopathy.
- •Any metabolic, neurological, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, hematological, opthalmic, or endocrine disease that would confound ability to participate in valid assessments.
- •Mental retardation (IQ \<75).
- •Organic brain disorders.
- •Non-English speaking subjects will not be allowed into the study because the assessment instruments are unavailable and have not been adequately standardized in other languages.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
We will identify the lifetime rate of mental health conditions using structured clinical interviews in subjects with a lifetime history of eating disorders and compare the rate of these conditions to that of non-ED control subjects.
Time Frame: 1 time