Objawy depresji i lęku u pacjentek z zaburzeniami odżywiania się

Abstract

Aim. The study is aimed at an attempt to evaluate the intensity of depression and anxiety symptoms and psychological and behavioural traits common in anorexia and bulimia nervosa. The second aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between depression and anxiety symptoms and disordered eating behaviours. Method. The study involved 60 patients with eating disorders according to ICD-10 criteria and DSMIV, and a control group consisting of 60 students. The study methods included the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale by Zigmond and Snaith (1983) and the Eating Disorder Inventory by Gamer, Olmsted and Polivy (1983). Results. The patients with bulimia nervosa reported significantly more symptoms of de­pression and anxiety than the control group and patients with anorexia nervosa. In the clinical sample of adolescents with eating disorders the depression symptoms were increased with drive for thinness, bulimia, ineffectiveness, interoceptive awareness and maturity fears. The anxiety symptoms in patients with eating disorders were dependent on the drive for thinness, bulimia, interpersonal distrust and interoceptive awareness. Conclusion. Depression and anxiety disorders should be regarded as essential clinical appearances and taken into account in psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatment of eating disorders.