Compulsive overeating as a comorbid disease with other mental disorders (with a case description)

Compulsive overeating disorder (COD, overeating associated with other psychological causes) is one of the most common eating disorders and is associated with significant concomitant somatic diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, heart failure, coronary heart disease, etc. According to numerous studies, COD can occur as a comorbid nosology in mental disorders: affective and anxiety disorders, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, etc. [1]. Thus, the coexistence of compulsive overeating and other mental disorders is a common fact in medical practice, but the results of scientific research remain rather uninformative and contradictory [1].
The aim of the work: to analyze some data from literary sources on the issue of comorbidity of compulsive overeating and other mental disorders with the analysis of a clinical case from practice.

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