There is a relatively broad range of symptomatologic overlap between bipolar disorder and eating disorders, including emotional reactivity, impulsivity, cyclicity, depressive symptoms, and weight changes.2,3 Whilst sharing some symptoms, bipolar disorder and various eating disorders commonly present in the same patient, as outlined on the slide.2-4 However, studies into this comorbidity widely vary – by the populations that are studied and the tools used to diagnose patients – making comparisons and conclusions across the literature a challenge.3
References:
1. American Psychiatric Association (APA). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fifth edition, text revision. Washington DC: APA; 2022.
2. Yakovleva YV, Kasyanov ED, Mazo GE. Prevalence of eating disorders in patients with bipolar disorder: a scoping review of the literature. Consort Psychiatr 2023; 4 (2): 91–106.
3. Craba A, Mazza M, Marano G, et al. Which comes first? New insights on comorbidity between eating disorders and bipolar disorders. Emerg Trends Drugs Addict Health 2021; 1: 100023.
4. Fornaro M, Daray FM, Hunter F, et al. The prevalence, odds and predictors of lifespan comorbid eating disorder among people with a primary diagnosis of bipolar disorders, and vice-versa: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord 2021; 280 (Pt A): 409–431.