ArticleBMC psychiatry2017
Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among adult eating disorder patients.
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- Negative Affectivity and Emotion Dysregulation as Mediators between ADHD and Disordered Eating: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Systematic Review: Overlap Between Eating, Autism Spectrum, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Considering Autism in Binge-Type Eating Disorders: Broadening Beyond an Anorexia Nervosa-Focused Model.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- "Controlled by Female Hormones": A Qualitative Interview Study of Swedish Women's Experiences of Gender-Specific Aspects of Life With ADHD.Journal of attention disorders · 2026Article
- Time to notice neurodiversity in eating disorder services: a three-year real-world analysis of autism, ADHD, and AuDHD.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Regulating with food: a qualitative study of Neurodivergent experiences in adults with binge eating disorder.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Bingeing as an ADHD-related strategy: a qualitative study of experiences of Neurodivergent and potentially Neurodivergent adults with bulimic-spectrum eating disorders.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Predictors of response to family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa in youth: insights from the VIBUS project.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Observational
- Autism, ADHD, and Their Traits in Adults With Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder: A Scoping Review.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- The role of co-occurring conditions and genetics in the associations of eating disorders with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Cognitive Profile in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa and the Relationship With Autism and ADHD: A Pilot Study.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- The roles of impulsivity, comorbid ADHD, and borderline personality disorder in patients with bulimia nervosa.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Caregiver-Reported ADHD in Shanghai, China: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Implications for Diagnosis.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2025Article
- Neurodivergence, intersectionality, and eating disorders: a lived experience-led narrative review.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Review
- Loss of Control Eating in Adults With Impulsive and/or Inattentive Tendencies.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- The role of co-occurring conditions and genetics in the associations of eating disorders with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder.Research square · 2024Article
- A Female-Specific Treatment Group for ADHD-Description of the Programme and Qualitative Analysis of First Experiences.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Psychiatric and medical comorbidities of eating disorders: findings from a rapid review of the literature.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Review
- [Presence and influence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in adults with an eating disorder].Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra · 2022Article
- Comorbid mental disorders during long-term course in a nationwide cohort of patients with anorexia nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundVery little is known about the prevalence of ADHD symptoms in Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder and even less in other eating disorders. This knowledge gap is of clinical importance since stimulant treatment is proven effective in Binge Eating Disorder and discussed as a treatment possibility for Bulimia Nervosa. The objective of this study was to explore the prevalence and types of self-reported ADHD symptoms in an unselected group of eating disorder patients assessed in a specialized eating disorder clinic.
methodsIn total 1165 adults with an eating disorder were assessed with a battery of standardized instruments, for measuring inter alia ADHD screening, demographic variables, eating disorder symptoms and psychiatric comorbidity. Chi-square tests were used for categorical variables and Kruskal-Wallis tests for continuous variables.
resultsAlmost one third (31.3 %) of the patients scored above the screening cut off indicating a possible ADHD. The highest prevalence rates (35-37 %) were found in Bulimia Nervosa and Anorexia Nervosa bingeing/purging subtype, while Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified type 1-4 and Binge Eating Disorder patients reported slightly below average (26-31 %), and Anorexia Nervosa restricting subtype patients even lower (18 %). Presence of binge eating, purging, loss of control over eating and non-anorectic BMI were related to results indicating a possible ADHD. Psychiatric comorbidity correlated to ADHD symptoms without explaining the differences between eating disorder diagnoses.
conclusionsThere is a high frequency of ADHD symptoms in patients with binge eating/purging eating disorders that motivates further studies, particularly concerning the effects of ADHD medication. The finding that the frequency of ADHD symptoms in anorexia nervosa with binge eating/purging is as high as in bulimia nervosa highlights the need also for this group.
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