title: [Eating disorders in childhood and adolescence. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder].
abstract: The most important eating disorders are anorexia and bulimia, which most frequently occur for the first time during adolescence and continue into adulthood. Medical complications and accompanying psychological disturbances cause a significant mortality rate of up to 6% in anorexia and up to 3% in bulimia. The pathogenesis of eating disorders is still unclear. Current etiological concepts are multidimensional including biological, individual, familial, and sociocultural factors. In spite of a great variety of therapeutic possibilities, the prognosis for eating disorders is quite poor. In the long term, only about 50% of the persons affected overcome their illness. Preventive measures are therefore indispensable.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, München. info@t-c-e.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerlinghoff
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Backmund
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis