Age of onset in eating disorders

This paper presents age of onset data for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, derived from a sample of 323 patients referred to a tertiary referral center. Patients had anorexia nervosa (n = 39), bulimia nervosa (n = 173), or bulimia nervosa with a history of anorexia nervosa (n = 173). While the...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 1992-07, Vol.12 (1), p.31-36
Main Authors: Woodside, D.B. (University of Toronto), Garfinkel, P.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
ADULTE
ADULTOS
AGE
APETITO
APPETIT
Biological and medical sciences
Eating behavior disorders
EDAD
ENFANT
JEUNESSE
JUVENTUD
Medical sciences
NINOS
ONTARIO
PESO
POIDS
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
TRASTORNOS DIGESTIVOS
TROUBLE DIGESTIF
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Summary:This paper presents age of onset data for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, derived from a sample of 323 patients referred to a tertiary referral center. Patients had anorexia nervosa (n = 39), bulimia nervosa (n = 173), or bulimia nervosa with a history of anorexia nervosa (n = 173). While the pattern of onset of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is similar up to age 25, there is a significant excess of new cases of anorexia nervosa beyond this point. Significantly, age of onset was constant for both anorexia nervosa and bulimia regardless of whether they occurred in isolation (anorexia or bulimia alone) or in concert in the same individual (bulimia with a history of anorexia nervosa)
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/1098-108X(199207)12:1<31::AID-EAT2260120105>3.0.CO;2-S