Obesity and mental illness in a representative sample of young women.

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Obesity and mental illness in a representative sample of young women.
Becker ES, Margraf J, Türke V, Soeder U, Neumer S.

Technische Universität Dresden, Department of Clinical Psyvhology,
D-01062 Dresden, Germany. ebe...@rcs.urz.tu-dresden.de

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation between mental disorders and
weight, especially obesity.

DESIGN: Epidemiological study of mental disorders with a
representative sample of young women.

SUBJECTS: A total of 2064 women, age 18-25 y, living in Dresden,
Germany.

MEASUREMENTS: Verbal reports of body mass index, structured clinical
interview for psychological disorders.

RESULTS: We found an association between psychological disorders and
weight. Obese women had the highest rate of mental disorders overall,
and they had higher rates of all subgroups of mental disorders,
although many differences were not statistically significant. Most
importantly, obese women suffered from an anxiety disorder
significantly more often than women who were not obese. The observed
differences were independent of socioeconomic status.

CONCLUSIONS: In young women, obesity is related to increased rates of
mental disorders, most notably anxiety disorders. Future longitudinal
research will have to determine the causal relationships behind this
correlation.