Intermittent explosive disorder and eating disorders: Analysis of national comorbidity and research samples

Clinical studies suggest comorbidity between eating disorders and aggressive behaviors. This study examined the pattern of comorbidity between intermittent explosive disorder (IED) and eating disorders (ED). Data were analyzed from both the adult and adolescent samples of the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication (n = 19,430) and a clinical research sample (n = 1,642). Lifetime prevalence of Any ED was elevated in IED vs. non-IED for both the...