title: The prevalence of eating disorders in recently admitted psychiatric in-patients.
abstract: Of 107 recently admitted psychiatric patients screened for eating-disorder symptoms by questionnaire, 17% met DSM-III-R criteria for eating disorders. Eight patients (one male) had bulimia nervosa. Ten patients had eating disorder not otherwise specified: seven (three male) bulimic type, and three (one male) anorexia nervosa type. The most common concurrent diagnoses were mood and personality disorders. As eating-disorder symptoms are relevant to the diagnosis and management of other psychiatric disorders they should be assessed routinely in all psychiatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine, New Zealand.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics