Eating disorders are very rare in men, but can occur not only at young ages but also in older age. Symptoms are partly the same in men as in women,but can also differ (especially in the case of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa). Typical are premorbid overweight, extreme body ...
Eating disorders in adolescent boys are more common than thought and differ from eating disorders in girls in terms of their symptomatology and risk factors, new research suggests. Further analysis of more than 5000 boys from the Growing Up Today Study showed that 31% reported infrequent binge eat...
Attention to a heightened prevalence of comorbid substance abuse disorders and the role that competitive sports play in perpetuating ED pathology are two factors that have been identified as important in the treatment of adolescent and young adult males with EDs. 展开 关键词: males eating disorders ...
Eating disorders in the young. Part 1. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia While the clinical syndrome of anorexia nervosa is currently receiving a great deal of scientific and clinical interest, few research findings predict successful outcomes. The most effective approach to date gleans intervention strategie...
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Not certain who they are or where they are going in life, these young adults find solace in the identity of an eating disorder, in which they have a sense of achievement, efficacy, and empowerment. Sexual abuse is frequently identified as a precipitant to eating disorders. Most patients with...
Eating disorders occur more frequently in affluent cultures than in non-affluent ones, but they are not exclusive to the well-off. A disproportionate number of those diagnosed are young women in their teens and 20s, but anyone—including young men and older adults of any gender—can develop an...
One U.S. study found about 5.7% of women and 2.2% of men live with an eating disorder, providing a "real challenge for public health and health care providers" around the world. Professor Wade says the prevalence of eating disorders in young people has increased 15% since the pandemic sta...
Eating disorders are on the rise among boys,according to doctors and university researchers,who think social medi a is a contributing factor(因素) in boys' body issues.Decades of media, from movies to maga-zines, have fueled the explosion of negative body comparisons and eating disorders among ...
Eating disorders in the U.S. among ethnic groups were thought to be rare, but recent studies have shown that many cultures are now exposed to the thin beauty ideal. As a result, experts expect to see an increase in eating disorder symptoms among ethnic groups. It is also suspected that ...