Comorbidity of eating disorders with anxiety and depression in University Students: Systematic review

Abstract

This study analyzes whether high risk of university students suffering from eating disorders and their comorbidity with depressive and anxiety disorders can be confirmed. A systematic review was carried out by searching databases, eleven scientific studies from a total of 158 published 2013- 2017. There is a positive relationship between eating disorder and depression, related to a distorted body concern, body dissatisfaction and excessive weight concern. Anxiety is indicated as one of the main factors that predispose students to suffer from an eating behavior disorder. University students, especially women, are a population of whom a high percentage are at risk of suffering a disorder relating to the ingestion of food, often accompanied by depression and anxiety.