Eating disorders in males.
Eating disorders are one of the rare psychiatric disorders with a large preponderance of female patients. The other articles in this issue review eating disorders in children and adolescents and focus primarily on female patients. This article reviews the eating disorders that occur in male children and teenagers, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, a subtype of body dysmorphic disorder named muscle dysmorphobia, and obesity. This article reviews subgroups of boys who are at higher risk for developing eating disorders. The article commences with the difference in male perceptions of body image and dieting behaviors.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20010-2970, USA. arobb@cnmc.org
Adelaide S
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Michele J
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome