The epidemiology of anorexia nervosa

Kendell, R. E.; Hall, David J.; Hailey, Anthea M.; Babigian, Haroutun M.

doi:10.1017/s0033291700048522

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“…Three psychiatric case registers have provided demographic data on anorexia nervosa: North-East Scotland (Kendell et al 1973;Szmukler et al 1986), Monroe County, New York State (Kendell et al 1973;Jones et al 1980) and Camberwell in London (Kendell et al 1973). The data substantiate clinical impressions that anorexia nervosa is a disorder primarily of young women albeit with a two-fold variation in sex ratio between registers.…”

Section: Studies In the Clinic Settingmentioning

confidence: 79%

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

Patton¹,

King²

1991

Psychol. Med.

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Section: Studies In the Clinic Settingmentioning

confidence: 79%

“…Counter to clinical impression, little evidence has emerged in support of an association with higher social class. The one register reporting a significant relationship was based on only seven patients with anorexia nervosa (Kendell et al 1973).…”

Section: Studies In the Clinic Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Patton¹,

King²

1991

Psychol. Med.

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“…Nuestros resultados muestran una puntuación positiva en el EAT-40 en un 3,3%, más baja que en estudios similares [16][17][18][19] . La escala de clima social FES no ha aportado datos de interés sobre las relaciones familiares y la participación de los padres ha sido escasa (37,5%).…”

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Factores de riesgo relacionados con trastornos en la conducta alimentaria en una comunidad de escolares

Díaz Benavente,

Rodríguez Morilla,

Martín Leal

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Aten Primaria

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Objetivo. Detectar factores de riesgo relacionados con trastornos de la conducta alimentaria (TCA). Diseño. Estudio descriptivo, transversal. Emplazamiento. Cinco institutos de ESO del Área Sanitaria Virgen del Rocío de Sevilla. Participantes. Un total de 789 escolares de primero y segundo y sus padres/madres. Mediciones principales. Índice de masa corporal, conductas de riesgo relacionadas con las comidas y el ejercicio, influencia de los medios de comunicación en el modelo estético corporal y ambiente familiar. Para la recogida de información se utilizaron los cuestionarios validados EAT-40, CIMEC 26 y FES. Resultados. El 6,9% presenta un índice de masa corporal (IMC) de 15-17, que se corresponde con una desnutrición ligera. Escalas: EAT, 68 sujetos (8,8%) tienen una puntuación significativa (si no presentan la enfermedad se considera población de riesgo) y 25 (3,3%) podrían diagnosticarse de TCA según criterios de la DSM-IV. CIMEC, 104 sujetos (13,5%) se muestran significativamente vulnerables a la presión de los medios de comunicación y 85 (11,1%) se consideran muy vulnerables. Hay relación entre observaciones de los padres sobre la conducta alimentaria de los hijos con resultados en EAT-40 y CIMEC (p = 0,01). No se detectan relaciones estadísticamente significativas entre ambiente familiar (FES) y las puntuaciones obtenidas en CIMEC y EAT. Los alumnos de los institutos de zonas rurales/periféricas presentan puntuaciones más altas en el EAT (p = 0,04) y CIMEC (p = 0,01) que los de zonas urbana/centro. Conclusión. La identificación de sujetos considerados población de riesgo nos permitirá emplear programas para su prevención primaria más eficazmente. (EAT-40), the CIMEC-26, and the Family Environment Scale (FES). Results. In 6.9% of the participants, BMI was between 15 and 17, reflecting slight malnutrition. On the EAT scale, 68 participants (8.8%) had scores that were indicative of illness or risk of illness, and 25 (3.3%) could be diagnosed as having eating behavior disorder according to DSM-IV criteria. According to the CIMEC questionnaire, 104 participants (13.5%) were found to be significantly vulnerable to media pressures, and 85 (11.1%) were considered highly vulnerable. Parents' comments on eating behavior were related with the results on the EAT-40 CIMEC questionnaires (P=.01). No statistically significant relationship was found between family climate scores and the scores on the EAT-40 or CIMEC questionnaires. Students in rural or suburban area schools scored higher on the EAT-40 (P=.04) and CIMEC (P=.01) than students in urban or city center schools. Conclusion. The identification of persons considered at risk will allow us to use primary prevention programs more efficiently.

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“…He evaluated the incidence of AN in Sweden over the period from 1930 to 1960 and noted a sharp increase in incidence during those three decades. In subsequent years other researchers have followed his line of inquiry in greater depth, analyzing psychiatric records from several hospitals (Jones et al, 1980;Kendell et al, 1973). Commensurate with Theander's (1970) results, it was reported that the number of cases of AN had increased the decades between 1960 and 1980.…”

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confidence: 94%