Assessment of night eating syndrome prevalence and comorbidity among patients with psychiatric disorders

Abstract

Presence of NES increases frequency of comorbidity not only with anxiety and depression but also with other psychiatric disorders. The objective was to evaluate prevalence and comorbidity of NES with other psychiatric disorders in outpatient population. Participants were recruited from outpatients of Voronezh State Psychoneurological Dispensary and LLC «LION-MED». In total, 197 (male and female) psychiatric outpatients participated in the study. Results were controlled by comparison to a population of students of Voronezh State Medical University ( n =227, male and female). All participants were screened with Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ). After assessment all subjects, who gathered more than 20 scores were invited for therapeutic interview with psychiatrist for diagnostic validation according to the criteria. Results Thirty-five percent of patients were screened positive for NES. After therapeutic assessment only 19,3% were validated with diagnostic criteria. The results were significantly higher compared to control group (8%, P Conclusion Prevalence of NES among psychiatric outpatients is 19,3%. Prevalence of alcohol addiction, panic disorder and mixed anxiety and depressive disorder is higher in NES group. Schizophrenia, generalized anxiety disorder is more prevalent in non-NES group.