title: A qualitative analysis of male eating disorder symptoms.
abstract: Insights into how males experience eating disorder symptoms early in the course of illness are important to improve detection efforts and may also provide valuable information for treatment. In this qualitative study, 10 adolescent males and 10 matched female patients completed standardized questionnaires and were interviewed. Results indicated that although there were many similarities between the genders, females were more likely to describe the involvement of family systems and males were more likely to describe involvement in sports as being catalysts for their disorders. Males in this study were more positive about being in treatment.
authors.affiliation: a Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford , California , USA.
authors.forename: Katherine D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Arnow
authors.affiliation: a Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford , California , USA.
authors.forename: Talya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.affiliation: b Park Nicollet Melrose Center , St. Louis Park , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fichtel
authors.affiliation: a Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford , California , USA.
authors.forename: Iris Hsiao-Jung
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: b Park Nicollet Melrose Center , St. Louis Park , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Egan
authors.affiliation: a Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford , California , USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lock
authors.affiliation: b Park Nicollet Melrose Center , St. Louis Park , Minnesota , USA.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Westerman
authors.affiliation: a Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford , California , USA.
authors.forename: Alison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Darcy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055815:Young Adult