Epidemiological study of eating disorders: time for a change of emphasis

Patton, George C; King, Michael

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“…Epidemiological studies seem to confirm an increase in incidence and prevalence of eating disorders (ED) in the last decades, even if not in epidemic proportions [1][2][3]. The most accurate methodology in prevalence studies fol lowed a two-stage design consisting in a first screening, in which self-report questionnaires are administered, fol lowed by clinical interviews of all subjects or of a selected KÄRGER Most of the prevalence studies have been conducted on Anglo-Saxon samples while none of them have been car ried out in a Mediterranean country.…”

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Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Italy: A Survey on a Sample of 16-Year-Old Female Students

Santonastaso¹,

Zanetti²,

Sala³

et al. 1996

Psychother Psychosom

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Background: To date, the number of epidemiological studies on eating disorders (ED) in Italy and in other Mediterranean countries is still limited. This study evaluated the eating attitudes and the prevalence of eating disorders in a sample of 359 16-year-old Italian schoolgirls. Methods: The study followed a two-stage procedure consisting in a first screening stage followed by clinical interviews. A third stage consisting in a case register study and a 1-year follow-up confirmed the importance of evaluating subjects who chose not to participate in the survey. Results: Prevalence rates found in our sample are consistent with those of other prevalence studies conducted on adolescent girls: 0% for anorexia nervosa, 0.5% for bulimia nervosa and 3.7% for ED not otherwise specified. Also some important features associated with the presence of an ED appeared to be present in Italian female students, as in Anglo-Saxon populations: the tendency towards denial that led to an overrepresentation of ED among nonrespondents, and the ascertainment that just a small proportion of people seeks help for ED. The Italian sample reported higher scores on eating attitudes test compared to Anglo-Saxon samples. Conclusions: No evidence of different rates of ED was found in our Italian sample in comparison with non-Mediterranean samples. The importance of using a two-stage design and a third control stage in prevalence studies is emphasized by our findings.

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Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Italy: A Survey on a Sample of 16-Year-Old Female Students

Santonastaso¹,

Zanetti²,

Sala³

et al. 1996

Psychother Psychosom

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“…The first is the sole, observable, criteria of weight loss, a limitation inherent to the field of ED research (Patton & King, 1991). Assessment is also subject to the buy-in and motivation of the informant, all of which may present bias.…”

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“…In order to attain a larger number of people with AN, some studies selected samples from persons at increased risk of having an ED, such as students. Likewise, data on patients attending hospital services have also attracted researchers' attention (Patton & King, 1991). Consequently, there are a variety of samples studied, including graduate and undergraduate students, participants recruited from health settings (either primary health care or mental health services), as well as people from the community (Heatherton et al 1995).…”

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The Epidemic of Anorexia Nervosa: Myth or Reality?

Torres¹,

Guerra²,

Vieira³

et al. 2012

Relevant Topics in Eating Disorders

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“…Although the original EAT-40 was designed to measure symptoms specifically of AN, it is now considered a validated measure of undifferentiated DSM-IV ED (Mintz & O'Halloran, 2000). The EAT has also been regarded as one of the most widely used self-report measures of ED (Koslowsky et al, 1992;Patton & King, 1991). The EAT-26/40 has been used in a variety of clinical and research settings including North American and European samples, multiple age brackets and across genders (Garner et al, 1982;King, 1989;King, 1991;Dalle, Grave, De Luca, & Oliosi, 1997;Dotti & Lazzari, 1998).…”

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Posttraumatic Eating Disorders (PTED): Perceived Causal Relations Between Trauma-related Symptoms and Eating Disorders

Thornley¹,

Frewen²

2016

Personality and Individual Differences

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and eating disorders (ED) are frequently comorbid psychological conditions in persons who have experienced traumatic life events. This thesis investigates a gendered analysis of the co-occurrence of symptoms of ED, PTSD, and dissociation using Perceived Causal Relations (PCR) scaling in a convenience sample recruited online (n = 523) as well as in persons seeking inpatient treatment for ED (n = 12). Within the internet community sample, re-experiencing, avoidance and dissociative experiences were found to mediate the relationship between trauma history and ED symptoms in men and women.Although dissociation was a consistent mediator in this relationship, it was not perceived as a significantly greater cause of ED-related behaviours than vice versa on PCR. Within the clinical sample, ED-related behaviours were often perceived as effects of trauma-related, anxiety and mood symptoms. The implications of these results for understanding the comorbidity of ED and trauma-related symptoms are discussed.

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Epidemiological study of eating disorders: time for a change of emphasis

Cited by 30 publications

References 53 publications

Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Italy: A Survey on a Sample of 16-Year-Old Female Students

Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Italy: A Survey on a Sample of 16-Year-Old Female Students

The Epidemic of Anorexia Nervosa: Myth or Reality?

Posttraumatic Eating Disorders (PTED): Perceived Causal Relations Between Trauma-related Symptoms and Eating Disorders

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