Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in children with eating disorders: A preliminary investigation
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Eating Disorders
- Vol. 3 (4) , 304-310
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10640269508250060
Abstract
A high frequency of obsessive-compulsive symptoms has been noted in adults with eating disorders. Childhood presentations of eating and obsessive-compulsive disorders are thought to be similar to the presentations of these disorders in adulthood. Therefore, it was hypothesized that children with eating disorders would show a high frequency of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. A retrospective examination of the case notes of 131 children with eating disorders revealed a high concurrence (11.5%) of obsessive-compulsive symptoms, especially in boys with anorexia nervosa.Keywords
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