PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Mania, Extreme Weight Loss, Etiology
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Eating disorder symptoms often re ect transitions involving physiological processes (e. g. puberty) and life transitions (e. g. Eating disorder symptoms often re ect transitions involving physiological processes (e. g. puberty) and life transitions (e. g. going to university) In dsm-4, anorexia and bulimia showed up for the rst time and binge eating in dsm-5. Lifetime prevalence of anorexia 0. 9% women and 0. 3% men; bulimia 1. 5% women and. 0. 5% men; binge eating 3. 5% women and 2. 0% men. All 3 typically start in late teen years to early 20s but a little earlier for bulimia, which also persists longer; now, kids at age 5 even have eating disorders. High hospitalization rates for 10-14 and 15-24 aged women. Unspeci ed feeding or eating disorder can be used for any condition causing clinically signi cant distress or impairment but not meeting diagnostic thresholds. Now easier to diagnose bulimia/anorexia because less restrictions so less ednos and other speci ed diagnoses.