The epidemiology of anorexia nervosa in South Australia.
A survey of 5,705 pupils in girls' schools in South Australia revealed that the one year prevalence of cases of anorexia nervosa, diagnosed according to DSM-III criteria, was 1.05 cases per thousand of the population studied. This study has a number of advantages in comparison to the majority of other school-based surveys, and confirms that descriptions of anorexia nervosa as a disorder of epidemic proportions may be premature.
Ben-Tovim
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Department of Psychiatry, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia.
Morton
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D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013021:South Australia / Q000453:epidemiology