The prevalence of bulimia nervosa. A replication study.
There have been reports of a high prevalence of bulimic episodes and the syndromes of bulimia nervosa and DSM-III bulimia in community samples. A group of American authors recently compared the findings of a contemporary survey with those of a survey they had conducted previously and reported a three-fold increase in the prevalence of DSM-III bulimia. The present study replicates a community survey conducted four years ago in Britain. The prevalence of bulimic episodes, self-induced vomiting and bulimia nervosa found in the present survey was very similar to that found in the earlier study.
Cooper
P J
PJ
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Charnock
D J
DJ
Taylor
M J
MJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004739:England; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged