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Eating Disorders: How Can It Be Detected?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

C.F. Silvia ,
P. Cano Ruiz  and
A. Gómez Peinado
P. Cano Ruiz
Affiliation:
HNSPS, PSIQUIATRIA, Albacete, Spain
A. Gómez Peinado
Affiliation:
HNSPS, PSIQUIATRIA, Albacete, Spain

Abstract

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Introduction

Disorders of eating behavior can affect all people regardless of socioeconomic or cultural situation. More common in females (90-95%), has its peak incidence in adolescence. These are processes that can subtly start and go unnoticed at first.

Objective

To analyze the clinical, epidemiological, diagnostic approach of the disorder, evolution and treatment of disordered eating behavior.

Methods

Review of the subject and recent articles on eating behavior disorders in Psychiatric guides and magazines.

Results

The eating behavior disorders arise as a result of three factors: predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating. We must take into account the genetics and family history, dissatisfaction with body weight resulting in a restriction of diet and multi-disciplinary consequences of this disorder (physical, psychological and social) as perpetuating factors. We consider the coexistence of comorbidity between disordered eating behavior and personality disorders, mood disorders (depression) and disorders of impulse control.

Conclusions

Eating behavior disorders represent a major health problem that threatens the patient's life. Very important are the rapid detection of the same and the establishment of treatment. Treatment should be multidisciplinary with the patient and family, providing information on the approach to the patient, taking into account the lack of awareness of disease that often exists in patients.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
EV581
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 33 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 24th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2016 , pp. S432
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2016

References

Further reading

Schmidt, U Treasure, J. The clinician's guide to getting better bit(e) by bit(e). A survival kit for sufferers of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorders. Psychology Press Limited, 1997.Google Scholar
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