Prevalence of binge-eating and bulimia among adolescent women in Japan.
Psychiatry Res
; 26(2): 163-9, 1988 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-3266340
ABSTRACT
This study examined by questionnaire the prevalence of binge-eating and bulimia among 220 women at a school of nursing and 236 women at a junior college, all from 18 to 21 years old, in two different areas of Japan. Binge-eating more than once a week was found in 14 (6.5%) of the nursing school students and 21 (9.1%) of the college women. Self-induced vomiting and use of purgatives were found in 19 (8.7%) and 12 (5.5%) of the nursing school students, and 19 (8.1%) and 9 (3.8%) of the college women, respectively. The difference between these two groups was not significant. The prevalence of binge-eating more than once a week, together with self-induced vomiting or purgative use, was 3.6% in the nursing school students, 2.1% in the college women, and 2.9% in the total sample. These women appeared to meet both DSM-III criteria for bulimia and Russell's criteria for bulimia nervosa.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Bulimia
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Hiperfagia
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Comparação Transcultural
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Asia
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychiatry Res
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão