Uncommon Troubles in Young People:

Whitaker, Agnes H.; Johnson, Jim; Shaffer, David; Rapoport, Judith L.; Kalikow, Kevin T.; Walsh, B. Timothy; Davies, Molly R.; Braiman, S; Dolinsky, Ann

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1990.01810170087013

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“…In a study of a similar population in Krakow, the mean result of the questionnaire was 9.7 (SD 8.55) and the cut-off point was exceeded by 11.7% of girls [27]. These results were comparable to results obtained for girls (of a similar age) in various Western-culture countries [25,28–30]. …”

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Disordered eating among mothers of Polish patients with eating disorders

2012

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SummaryBackgroundThe aim of this study was to assess attitudes towards eating as measured by the Eating Attitude Test (EAT26) among mothers of girls diagnosed with various types of eating disorders, in comparison with mothers of depressive girls and their relationship with daughters’ results 14 years after the beginning of the Polish political and cultural transformation of 1989.Material/MethodsThe data of 68 mothers and their daughters were used in statistical analysis (anorexia nervosa restrictive type: 18, anorexia nervosa binge/purge type: 12, bulimia: 14, depression: 24). The mean age in the group of mothers was 43.5 (SD 5.3), daughters: 16.7 (SD 1.4).ResultsIn the group of mothers, the results of EAT26 test were lower than results of the general population of Polish females or patients’ mothers obtained in a different cultural context. Results from girls with an eating disorder diagnosis considerably exceed the mean result of Polish population studies of teenagers. There were no statistically significant differences between the EAT26 results of mothers of girls with various types of eating disorders and mothers of depressive girls. Sociocultural variables such as education and place of residence of mothers also did not differentiate the studied groups and did not have a significant influence on attitudes towards weight and body shape presented by the studied mothers.ConclusionsThe obtained results may suggest that in the studied population, the social background of mothers and disturbances of their own mothers’ attitudes towards weight and body shape were not an important and specific risk factor in the development of their daughters’ eating disorders.

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Disordered eating among mothers of Polish patients with eating disorders

2012

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“…Interest in general population studies has increased along with the growing awareness that clinical samples represent only a minority of all the subjects with ED present in the community (1,2). Although the actual impact of this sampling bias is not known for the whole spectrum of ED, some studies have found significant differences between clinical and community subjects with bulimia nervosa (BN) (3,4).…”

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The Spectrum of Eating Disorders in Young Women

Favaro

Ferrara

Santonastaso

2003

Psychosomatic Medicine

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“…Dieting appears to be the most common behavior which precedes eating disorders [6]and it also contributes to perpetuating the symptoms of anorexia and bulimia [14]. Weight concern, body dissatisfaction and dieting behavior may be particularly common during adolescence [12, 15, 16]. In this age group it is hard to distinguish what is pathological from what is part of the psychological development of adolescents.…”

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A Preventive Intervention Program in Adolescent Schoolgirls:A Longitudin al Study

Santonastaso

Zanetti

Ferrara

et al. 1999

Psychother Psychosom

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Background: To explore the impact of a prevention program on the eating and body attitudes of a sample of adolescent schoolgirls. Methods: The program involved lessons and group discussions of general adolescent problems and eating disorders. A total of 254 16-year-old schoolgirls were evaluated, of whom 154 participated in the program and a further 154 subjects formed the control group. Variations in weight, Eating Attitudes Test and Eating Disorders Inventory at a 1-year follow-up were compared for the two groups. Results: Among high-risk subjects, no significant differences were found between the prevention and the control group. The preventive program appeared to reduce significantly body dissatisfaction and to decrease the risk of bulimic attitudes in low-risk subjects. Conclusions: Providing schoolgirls with the correct information about eating disorders did not encourage unhealthy attitudes to eating and weight regulation practices. However, for high-risk subjects more intensive and specific intervention may be required, for which further research is needed.

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Uncommon Troubles in Young People:

Cited by 360 publications

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Disordered eating among mothers of Polish patients with eating disorders

Disordered eating among mothers of Polish patients with eating disorders

The Spectrum of Eating Disorders in Young Women

A Preventive Intervention Program in Adolescent Schoolgirls:A Longitudin al Study

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