Disordered eating among Australian adolescents: Prevalence, functioning, and help received

Sparti, Claudia; Santomauro, Damian; Cruwys, Tegan; Burgess, Philip; Harris, Meredith

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“…The data from some other studies had higher prevalence rates, for example, 1-month prevalence of 2.3% in a Madrid primary care study and no cases of anorexia, which was congruent with our study [37]. Another study showed that people with eating disorders sought help using schoolbased, primary care or specialist services in 40% of cases [47]. These data highlight the importance of screening for eating disorders in primary care settings.…”

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Prevalence and associated factors of mental disorders in the nationwide primary care population in Latvia: a cross-sectional study

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Background: Mental disorders are common amongst patients in primary care. There are no published studies on the prevalence of mental disorders in primary care patients in Latvia. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the current prevalence of mental disorders in the nationwide Latvian primary care population and to study possible associated factors and comorbidity of mental disorders. Methods: A cross-sectional study within the framework of the National Research Program BIOMEDICINE 2014-2017 was performed at 24 primary care settings across Latvia. Adult patients seen over a 1-week time period at each facility were invited to participate in the study. Sociodemographic variables (age, sex, education, employment and marital status, place of residence, and ethnicity) were assessed onsite. A Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview assessment was conducted over the telephone within 2 weeks after the visit to the general practitioner (GP). Results: Overall, 1485 individuals completed the interview. The current prevalence of any mental disorder was 37.2% and was significantly greater in women. Mood disorders (18.4%), suicidality (18.6%) and anxiety disorders (15.8%) were the most frequent diagnostic categories. The current prevalence of any mood disorder was associated with being 50-64 years of age, female sex, economically inactive status, divorced or widowed marital status and urban place of residence, whilst any current anxiety disorder was associated with female sex, lower education, and single marital status; however, being of Russian ethnicity and residing in a small city were protective factors. Suicidality was associated with female sex, lower education, unemployment or economically inactive status, being divorced or widowed and residing in a small city. The comorbidity rates between mental disorders varied from 2.9 to 53.3%. Conclusions: High prevalence rates of mental disorders, comorbidity and certain associated socio-demographic factors were found in primary care settings in Latvia. This highlights the importance of screening for depression and anxiety disorders and suicidal risk assessment by GPs. The results are fundamentally important for integrative medicine, monitoring and promotion of mental healthcare at the primary care level, as well as for healthcare policy and development of strategic plans in Latvia.

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“…In much lower frequency it appears for the rst time in women in their late youth or in middle age [45,46]. A study regarding the period 2013-2014 reported that 31.6% of Australian adolescents experienced disordered eating [47]. A meta-analysis of 41 studies showed increase in prevalence of eating disorders (3.7% vs. 1.8%) [48].…”

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Epidemiological Profile of Decision Making Competent Adolescents Engaged in Mental Health Therapy

Tsamadou¹,

Voultsos²,

Emmanouilidis³

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Background: A subset of adolescents with mental disorders maintain their ability to be fully engaged in shared clinical decision making process in the context of their psychiatric treatment engagement, thereby promoting an effective therapeutic process. Aim: This paper aims at exploring the epidemiological profile of adolescents who are already engaged in mental health treatment while maintaining their ability to be fully engaged in shared decision making process.Method: A single-center cross-sectional cohort survey was conducted. A sample of fifty participants recruited from Child and Adolescent Psychiatry outpatient setting of a tertiary hospital of Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece. An intelligence test (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, WISC III) and a self-report measure of depression (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI II), in combination with a clinical assessment of participants’ practical wisdom. The mental disorders were defined and diagnosed using the ICD-10 (1992) (International Classification of Diseases), which is under a process of revision and the new edition of IDC-11 is expected to be put in effect in January 2022. At present, the last edition of ICD-10 is in use since 1992. Results: The largest percentage of adolescents (44,9%) were found to suffer from mood (affective) disorders, while 20,4% suffered from neurotic disorders. We also found pessimism (32,7%), reduction of energy (28,6%) and difficulty in concentration (32,7%) in high frequency. 22,4% of adolescents complained of sleep disorders. For the most part, the findings of our study were consistent with prior studies. However, a limited interest in sex was noted, a fact coming in contrast with international and Greek data, where interest and experimentation around sex seems to preoccupy an essential percentage of adolescents. Furthermore, sleep disorders, either as a symptom of an underlying disease, or as an independent clinical condition, seem to preoccupy adolescents and this may be a motive for their treatment engagement.Conclusion: For the most part, the findings enhanced prior studies which, however, did not exclusively include decision competent adolescents with mental disorders who were engaged in psychotherapy (for at least two months). Interestingly, however, we identified some nuances related to interest in sex and sleep disorders. Further research is recommended for the investigation of possible correlations between the lack of interest in sex or sleep disorders and the fact that the adolescents of our sample were decision making competent and engaged in psychotherapy.

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“…At a much lower frequency, it appears for the rst time in women in their late youth or in middle age [45,46]. A study regarding the period 2013-2014 reported that 31.6% of Australian adolescents experienced disordered eating [47]. A meta-analysis of 41 studies showed an increase in the prevalence of eating disorders (3.7% vs. 1.8%) [48].…”

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Clinical Characteristics of Adolescents Undergoing Psychotherapy.

Tsamadou¹,

Voultsos²,

Emmanouilidis³

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Background: Adolescents with mental disorders often have difficulty engaging in ongoing treatment. Drop out from treatment is common.Aim: This paper aims to explore the clinical characteristics of adolescents with mental disorders who were stably and actively undergoing psychotherapy over a long period of time.Method: A single-centre cross-sectional cohort survey was conducted. A sample of fifty participants was recruited from the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry outpatient setting of a tertiary hospital of Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece. An intelligence test (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, WISC III) and a self-report measure of depression (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI II) were used. All the participants underwent a rigorous clinical assessment of their mental health status in both initial and ongoing psychotherapy. The initial diagnosis was reconfirmed during the course of therapy. Mental disorders were defined and diagnosed using the ICD-10 (1992) (International Classification of Diseases).Results: The largest percentage of adolescents (44,9%) were found to suffer from mood (affective) disorders, while 20,4% suffered from neurotic disorders. We also high prevalences of pessimism (32,7%), reduction of energy (28,6%) and difficulty in concentration (32,7%). A total of 22,4% of adolescents reported sleep disorders. A limited interest in sex was noted, which was in contrast with international and Greek data, where interest and experimentation around sex seems to preoccupy a high percentage of adolescents. Furthermore, sleep disorders, either as a symptom of an underlying disease or as an independent clinical condition, seem to preoccupy adolescents, and this may be a motive for them to seek treatment.Conclusion: For the most part, the findings of this study were consistent with the findings of prior studies; however, previous studies did not exclusively include adolescents engaging in ongoing psychotherapy. As we identified some inconsistencies with prior studies related to interest in sex and sleep disorders, further research is recommended for the investigation of possible correlations between these findings and ongoing psychotherapy engagement rates.

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Disordered eating among Australian adolescents: Prevalence, functioning, and help received

Cited by 59 publications

References 51 publications

Prevalence and associated factors of mental disorders in the nationwide primary care population in Latvia: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence and associated factors of mental disorders in the nationwide primary care population in Latvia: a cross-sectional study

Epidemiological Profile of Decision Making Competent Adolescents Engaged in Mental Health Therapy

Clinical Characteristics of Adolescents Undergoing Psychotherapy.

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