title: Anorexia nervosa and bulimia: incidence and diagnosis.
abstract: The incidence of eating disorders is increasing at an alarming rate. The clinician who sees many female teenagers and young women in the course of practice is a prime candidate for identifying and providing early diagnosis and communication with the anorexic or bulimic client. Vigilance when assessing the client's physical, psychological, personal and family-history status will increase case-finding for eating disorders at an earlier point in the disease.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Plehn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male