title: Health-related quality of life among adolescents with eating disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an emerging area of research in eating disorders (EDs) that has not been examined in adolescents in detail. The aim of the current study is to investigate HRQoL in an adolescent ED sample, examining the impact of ED symptoms on HRQoL.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-seven treatment-seeking adolescents (57 females) with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), or eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) completed self-report measures of HRQoL and ED symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants reported poorer HRQoL in mental health domains than in physical health domains. Disordered attitudes, binge eating, and compensatory behaviors were associated with poorer mental health HRQoL, and body dissatisfaction was associated with poorer physical health HRQoL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The current study assessed HRQoL among adolescents with EDs, finding several consistencies with the literature on adults with EDs. Future research should compare adolescents and adults with EDs on HRQoL.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: pej106@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, United States.
authors.forename: Renee Rienecke
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Hoste
authors.affiliation: Evidence-Based Treatment Centers of Seattle, United States.
authors.forename: Angela Celio
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States.
authors.forename: Kamryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eddy
authors.affiliation: University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, United States.
authors.forename: Ross D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Crosby
authors.affiliation: The Center for Balanced Living, United States.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, United States.
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.affiliation: University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, United States.
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: The University of Chicago, United States.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Le Grange
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology*; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D004644:Emotions; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Adolescence; Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Quality of life