[Eating disorders: results of an inquiry carried out on a section of the school age population].
Anorexia and Bulimia are considered to be among the most frequently manifested psychological problems of today, found mainly in adolescent girls, but ever more frequently in boys. Recent research has been carried out among middle-school students in various Marche towns using a psychometric method (Eat-40, Eating Attitudes Test). The analysis is based on the points highlighted in the response to a questionnaire detailing repetitive behavioral traits that characterize subjects with eating disorders even in their initial stages. From the analysis of the data collected, and bearing in mind the BMI and the different correlation between EAT and BMI, the total number of cases that present anomalies amounts to 24.5% of the individuals who completed the questionnaire.
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Dipartimento di Scienze Igienistiche e Sanitarie-Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Camerino. iolanda.grappasonni@unicam.it
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires