The prevalence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa among freshman medical college students in China

This paper reports the results of a questionnaire survey administered to 509 Chinese college freshman (108 males, 401 females), in Chongqing and Shanghai. The response rate was 100%. Questions were constructed to elicit information which would allow identification of those respondents who would meet...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 1992-09, Vol.12 (2), p.209-214
Main Authors: Chun, Z.F. (Chogquing University of Medical Sciences, Peoples Republic of China), Mitchell, J.E, Li, K, Yu, W.M, Lan, Y.D, Jun, Z, Rong, Z.Y, Huan, Z.Z, Filice, G.A, Pomeroy, C
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
ADULTE
ADULTOS
APETITO
APPETIT
Biological and medical sciences
CHINA
CHINE
DIETA
Eating behavior disorders
ELEVE
ENCUESTAS
ENQUETE
ESTUDIANTES
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
REGIME ALIMENTAIRE
TRASTORNOS DIGESTIVOS
Tropical medicine
TROUBLE DIGESTIF
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Summary:This paper reports the results of a questionnaire survey administered to 509 Chinese college freshman (108 males, 401 females), in Chongqing and Shanghai. The response rate was 100%. Questions were constructed to elicit information which would allow identification of those respondents who would meet domestic (Chinese), DSM-III and DSM-III-R requirements for anorexia nervosa and bulimia. 1.1% of the student population (1.1% of females) met domestic and DSM-III-R for bulimia and 1.3% of the student population (1.8% of males 1.2% of females) met DSM-III criteria for bulimia; however, none were binge eating and purging on a regular basis and none met diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/1098-108X(199209)12:2<209::AID-EAT2260120210>3.0.CO;2-#