Current Psychiatry Reports· 2012Q1· Review
Epidemiology of Eating Disorders: Incidence, Prevalence and Mortality Rates
- 1,983citations
- Q1SCImago
- 2012year
Short summary
Anorexia nervosa incidence is stable overall but rising in 15-19 year old girls, while bulimia nervosa may be decreasing; all eating disorders carry elevated mortality risk, especially anorexia nervosa.
AI-generated from the title and abstract; the full text is not read.
Key points
- Anorexia nervosa incidence is stable overall but increasing in 15-19 year old girls.
- Bulimia nervosa occurrence may have decreased since the early 1990s.
- All eating disorders have an elevated mortality risk, with anorexia nervosa being the most striking.
- Binge eating disorder is more common in males and older individuals than other eating disorders.
AI-generated from the title and abstract; the full text is not read.
Abstract
Eating disorders are relatively rare among the general population. This review discusses the literature on the incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of eating disorders. We searched online Medline/Pubmed, Embase and PsycINFO databases for articles published in English using several keyterms relating to eating disorders and epidemiology. Anorexia nervosa is relatively common among young women. While the overall incidence rate remained stable over the past decades, there has been an increase in the high risk-group of 15-19 year old girls. It is unclear whether this reflects earlier detection of anorexia nervosa cases or an earlier age at onset. The occurrence of bulimia nervosa might have decreased since the early nineties of the last century. All eating disorders have an elevated mortality risk; anorexia nervosa the most striking. Compared with the other eating disorders, binge eating disorder is more common among males and older individuals.
The authors' abstract, as published at the source. Current Psychiatry Reports, 2012 · DOI ↗
Continue with a free account
Ask the paper: 3 free questions a day about this paper; save it, get its citation, new summaries every day for your field. Takeaways are Premium.
Continue free on the webSign in with Google or Apple; no card needed. You come back to this paper.
On your phone:
Field: Clinical Psychology
Clinical PsychologyPsychology