Abstract
A random sample of 143 patients from a centralized psychiatric emergency service with a catchment area of one million people was studied. A two-stage interview was conducted for diagnosis of DSM-III-R eating disorders. Of those reporting active bingeing, 14.5% were men, and 22.4% were women. No cases of anorexia nervosa were discovered. Bulimia nervosa was diagnosed in 3.0% of the women and 2.6% of the men. Race and marital status were unrelated to bingeing or to any eating disorder diagnosis. Many patients never had discussed their eating behaviors before with a therapist.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 337-341 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Psychosomatics |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 1990 |