General population-based epidemiological study of eating disorders in Norway

Article Abstract:

An eating disorders (ED) study of a group representing the general female population of Norway showed that the lifetime prevalence of eating disorders was 8.7% with a point prevalence of 3.8% The different subgroups of eating disorders were in the expected range, with a lifetime binge eating disorder of 3.2%, eating disorders not otherwise specified of 3%, bulimia nervosa of 1.6% and anorexia nervosa of 0.4%. Results by comparing non ED population with a series of t tests showed that the ED sample was younger and few were married.

Health aspects, Norway, Females, Psychology, Pathological, Psychopathology

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An epidemiological study of eating disorders in Norwegian psychiatric institutions

Article Abstract:

The eating disorders are prevalent among the psychiatric patients and the prevalency is different in different areas. The result of the questionnaire study performed in the psychiatric population of Norway shows that women among the inpatient population suffer more from eating disorder compared to the men. The anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and the comorbidity of AN and BN are also prevalent among women of outpatient population. Sexual abuse may be a cause for eating disorders in women.

Research, Psychotherapy patients

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Eating and general psychopathology in a sample of Caucasian and ethnic minority subjects

Article Abstract:

A survey of 109 white and 40 minority women was conducted to find out whether ethnicity or the racial factor was an important determinant of the kind of symptoms or psychological characteristics of eating disorder. Results show that there is no relationship at all. Thus, treatment designed for Caucasians can be applied without modification to ethnic minority women suffering from the eating malfunction.

Demographic aspects

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