Scope and significance of eating disorders.

Mitchell, James E.; Eckert, Elke D.

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.55.5.628

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“…Both of these disorders are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. They occur mainly in young women (American Psychiatric Association, 1987;Mitchell & Eckert, 1987) and appear to be increasing in prevalence. Although their exact cause is unknown, genetic factors (Holland, Hall, Murray, Russell, & Crisp, 1984), depression (Halmi, Ekert, LaDu, & Cohen, 1986;Herzog, 1984;Weltzin, Gwirtsman, Jimerson, & Kaye, 1990), and sociocultural variables (Garner & Garfinkel, 1980;McCarthy, 1990;Striegel-Moore, Silberstein, & Robin, 1986) have been implicated.…”

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Body dissatisfaction, eating disorders, and depression: A developmental perspective

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“…However, they are more prevalent in certain groups. EDs are present in 1-4 per cent of schoolgirls and female university students, 4 are the third most common chronic illness of teenage girls 5 and are of increased prevalence in performing arts groups and elite athletes. Isolated EDs-like behaviour is very common, Flament et al 6 reported 86 per cent of French adolescent girls engaged in self-induced vomiting to control shape and weight at least once.…”

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Eating disorders and oral health: A review of the literature

2005

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This article is a review of the recent literature pertaining to the oral sequelae of eating disorders (EDs). Dentists are recognized as being some of the first health care professionals to whom a previously undiagnosed eating disorder patient (EDP) may present. However, despite the prevalence (up to 4 per cent) of such conditions in teenage girls and young adult females, there is relatively little published in the recent literature regarding the oral sequelae of EDs. This compares unfavourably with the attention given recently in the dental literature to conditions such as diabetes mellitus, which have a similar prevalence in the adult population. The incidence of EDs is increasing and it would be expected that dentists who treat patients in the affected age groups would encounter more individuals exhibiting EDs. Most of the reports in the literature concentrate on the obvious clinical features of dental destruction (perimolysis), parotid swelling and biochemical abnormalities particularly related to salivary and pancreatic amylase. However, there is no consistency in explanation of the oral phenomena and epiphenomena seen in EDs. Many EDPs are nutritionally challenged; there is a relative lack of information pertaining to non-dental, oral lesions associated with nutritional deficiencies.

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“…Cultural issues that are assumed to have contributed to the increasing numbers of patients with eating disorders in the past two decades have been well described (Garfinkel, 1981;Halmi, 1983;Harper, 1984;Herzog & Copeland, 1985;Dickstein, 1985;Mitchell & Eckert, 1987). Undoubtedly, the desire to be thin that has swept the country during this time period has played a major role.…”

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Gynecomastia as a precipitant of eating disorders in adolescent males

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1990

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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Two male adolescents with gynecomastia, who engaged in daily self‐induced vomiting in an attempt to decrease their breast size, are presented. Both adolescents had previously used exercise and dieting in initial attempts at weight control, and one of the adolescents appeared to have some questions regarding his sexual identity. These are the first two cases reporting an association between gynecomastia and eating disorders in males. Relevance of this association to the understanding of eating disorders in males, implications for screening and management, and etiologic considerations are discussed.

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Scope and significance of eating disorders.

Cited by 46 publications

References 58 publications

Body dissatisfaction, eating disorders, and depression: A developmental perspective

Body dissatisfaction, eating disorders, and depression: A developmental perspective

Eating disorders and oral health: A review of the literature

Gynecomastia as a precipitant of eating disorders in adolescent males

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