[The epidemiology of eating disorders and the influence of mass media: a literature review]. / Epidemiología de los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria e influencia mediática: una revisión de la literatura.
Actas Esp Psiquiatr
; 29(6): 403-10, 2001.
Article
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| ID: mdl-11730579
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to provide an update of the epidemiology of eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa), focusing on incidence and prevalence as well as other factors as age and sex. We made a review of the existing literature in the matter in the last decades. Likewise, we made an extent evaluation of the hypothetical pathogenic impact that exerts mass media (television and printed mass media) in these pathologies. We found an evident increase in incidence as well as prevalence of these disorders though it's far from being considered epidemic. We also found an undeniable influence of mass media in the genesis and maintenance of these disorders. However, mass media would exert a positive influence in the popularization of these entities to the general population that would result in a higher demand in general practice.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos
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Meios de Comunicação de Massa
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Actas Esp Psiquiatr
Assunto da revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha