Eating disorders pose a significant risk to the health and psychological well-being of
adolescent girls and adult women, yet a sizeable number of health care practitioners do not …

Objective Approximately 20% of patients with anorexia nervosa develop severe and
enduring anorexia nervosa (SE-AN), manifest by decades-long illnesses. At certain points …

Objective: There are few follow-up studies on outcome for patients with long standing
anorexia nervosa (AN) or non-specified eating disorder with several comorbid psychiatric …

PREVIEW Awareness of the signs and symptoms of eating disorders is essential for primary
care physicians who work with children, adolescents, and young adults. In this article, Drs …

The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive review of empirical research
exploring barriers to and facilitators of initial treatment seeking (“first contact”) from …

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa among patients in primary care and to evaluate the impact of urbanization …

Objective: We analyze 27 point-prevalent DSM-IV Axis I comorbidities for eating disorder
inpatients. Methods: The sample included 2436 female inpatients treated between January …

BackgroundAn epidemiological study of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in primary
care was performed using the General Practice Research Database (GPRD). MethodThe …

Objective To evaluate the prevalence of eating disorders (ED) in a general population
sample of young German women, compare those to primary care diagnoses, and investigate …

Objectives: To determine the extent to which general practitioners are currently active in the
screening, assessment, diagnosis and management of eating disorders. To identify current …