Table 3.

Studies on vulnerability factors in comorbidity between AN and depressive disorder

Study	Sample	Diagnostic criteria/evaluation	Results of eating behaviour disorder
Junne et al., 2016 [19]	242 women with AN	CBT-E, FPT	Body image distortion in AN is associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression in all stages of the treatment
Speranza et al., 2005 [18]	531 subjects (105 with RAN, 49 with PAN, 98 with BN and 279 C)	TAS-20, BDI, DEQ	Subjects with RAN present greater difficulty to describe feelings and greater self-criticism

AN, anorexia nervosa; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BN, bulimia nervosa; CBT-E, enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy; C, controls; DEQ, Disordered Eating Questionnaire; FPT, focal psychodynamic therapy; PAN, purgative anorexia nervosa; RAN, restrictive anorexia nervosa; TAS, Toronto Alexithymia Scale