title: Study of the clinical profiles of patients with eating disorders in specific units.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical profiles of patients diagnosed of a specific Eating Behavior Disorder (EBD) who come to a specialized outpatient unit for patients over 18 years old with this disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is an observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study in which 101 medical records of patients with an eating disorder diagnosis have been analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The clinical profiles observed showed 93.9% women, medium age 29.9%, in which 33% of the patients had an illness course of 2 to 5 years. Purgative forms were more frequently observed. A total of 19.8% had substance abuse disorders and 54.4% anxiety disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Specific units for Eating Disorders should be included in the combined resources that not only allow for treatment of the eating behavior disorders but also for their psychopathological comorbidities, the prognosis and evolution of the disease depending on the latter.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Varela-Casal
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult