Prevalence of eating disorders in the psychiatric emergency room.
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.
Johnson
A S
AS
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0559.
Hillard
J R
JR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D010555:Personality Inventory