PS280 Study Guide - Final Guide: Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating
Document Summary
Eating disorders such anorexia and bulimia have been described for hundreds of years. In 1960s and 1970s western societies became more enamoured w thin physiques for women. Main features of anorexia/bulimia similar in males and females. Eating disorders in males also tends to be associated w other psychiatric disorders. Etiology and symptoms appear to be similar in both genders. Some evidence that gay males have greater susceptibility to developing eating disorders than do straight males. Increasing prevalence of eating disorders, particularly bulimia nervosa (among girls, young women and men) Lifetime prevalence of bulimia: 1. 1% for women and 0. 1% for men. Presence of eating disorder symptomatology tends to be twice as high as full syndrome rates. Large proportion of sufferers do not receive appropriate mental health care. Highest mortality rate of all the psychiatric disorders. Common causes of death: starvation, nutritional complications, suicide. More people recover with treatment than without treatment. Those of normal weight tend to be younger.
