OBJECTIVE: This study examined racial/ethnic differences in demographic variables and the clinical presentation of treatment-seeking adults with @entity5550 ( @entity5550 ) who participated in treatment research at a medical school-based program. METHOD: @entity1 were 775 (n = 195 @entity1 , n = 560 @entity1 ) treatment-seeking adults with DSM-IV-defined @entity5550 who self-identified as Black (n = 121), Hispanic (n = 54), or White (n = 580). Doctoral-level research clinicians assessed @entity1 for @entity5550 and for @entity1277 psychopathology using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders and the @entity1277 Examination (EDE) interview, and measured height and weight. @entity1 also completed established self-report measures. RESULTS: Black @entity1 had a greater proportion of @entity1 than White @entity1 and White @entity1 had higher education than Black and Hispanic @entity1 . Black @entity1 had higher body mass index (BMI) and reported more frequent @entity6426 episodes than White @entity1 but @entity1277 psychopathology (EDE scales and Global Severity) did not significantly differ across racial/ethnic groups. Black @entity1 had lower levels of @entity308 than Hispanic and White @entity1 . These differences in clinical presentation remained unchanged after adjusting for age, education, sex, and BMI. White @entity1 had younger ages of onset for dieting, @entity6426 , and @entity28 , but not @entity5550 , than Black and Hispanic @entity1 . CONCLUSION: There are some racial/ethnic differences in the developmental trajectories and clinical presentation of treatment-seeking adults with @entity5550 that remain unchanged after adjusting for demographic differences. Black @entity1 presented for treatment with higher BMI and @entity6426 frequency than White @entity1 and with lower @entity308 than White and Hispanic groups, but associated @entity1277 psychopathology levels were similar across racial/ethnic groups. (PsycINFO Database Record

Different yet similar: Examining race and ethnicity in treatment-seeking adults with XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'Participants', 'men'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity'] @entity6426 :: ('MESH:D002032', 'Disease') :: ['binge eating'] @entity1277 :: ('MESH:D001068', 'Disease') :: ['Eating Disorder', 'eating disorder', 'eating-disorder'] @entity5550 :: ('MESH:D056912', 'Disease') :: ['BED', 'binge eating disorder']
@entity5550 :: (MESH:D056912,Disease) :: ['binge eating disorder']
