An epidemiological study on eating disorders in two high schools in Naples
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in European Psychiatry
- Vol. 12 (7), 342-344
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(97)80003-x
Abstract
SummaryIn this study, we investigated the prevalence of full syndrome (FS), partial syndrome (PS) and subclinical syndrome (SCS) eating disorders in a sample of 356 high school girls. We identified two cases of anorexia nervosa (0.56%), 14 of bulimia nervosa (3.94%) and one of binge eating disorder (0.28%) according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV. Moreover, 17 girls (4.77%) were recognized as PS cases and 49 (13.7%) as SCS cases. A follow-up is now ongoing to explore the clinical evolution of partial and subclinical syndromes.Keywords
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