OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Night Eating Syndrome (NES) among overweight or @entity28 @entity1 with serious @entity1032 and its relationship with @entity22 and quality of life. METHODS: This study included 158 overweight or @entity28 @entity1 diagnosed with @entity161 , @entity914 , and @entity162 (according to DSM-IV criteria) that were not in the active disease period. A clinical interview and Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ) were used to assess the prevalence of NES among those in the study group. Body mass index (BMI), sleep quality, and quality of life measures were also evaluated for each @entity1 . RESULTS: Twelve @entity1 (7.6%) were diagnosed with NES via clinical interview while 26 (16.5%) were diagnosed by having >= 25 points in the NEQ. There were no statistically significant differences between the NES and non-NES groups with respect to age, gender, education and body mass index. However, quality of life scores were lower while the severity of @entity22 scores were higher in @entity1 with NES. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of NES is higher among overweight or @entity28 @entity1 with serious @entity1032 when compared to prevalence data in a general population, as demonstrated by previously published studies. Night eating behavior may be related to @entity22 and poor quality of life measures. The recognition of NES among @entity1 with severe @entity1032 is essential to promote prevention of @entity28 and @entity22 as related to night eating behavior.

[The Prevalence of Night Eating Syndrome among Outpatient Overweight or Obese Individuals with Serious XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1032 :: ('MESH:D008607', 'Disease') :: ['mental illness', 'mental disease'] @entity162 :: ('MESH:D001714', 'Disease') :: ['bipolar disorder'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese', 'obesity'] @entity914 :: ('MESH:D011618', 'Disease') :: ['schizoaffective disorder'] @entity161 :: ('MESH:D012559', 'Disease') :: ['schizophrenia'] @entity22 :: ('MESH:D007319', 'Disease') :: ['insomnia']
@entity1032 :: (MESH:D008607,Disease) :: ['Mental Illness']
