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An epidemiological study on eating disorders in two high schools in Naples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

P Cotrufo ,
V Barretta  and
P Monteleone
P Cotrufo
Affiliation:
Clinica Psichiatrica, I Policlinico Universitario, Largo Madonna delle Grazie, 80138, Naples, Italy
V Barretta
Affiliation:
Clinica Psichiatrica, I Policlinico Universitario, Largo Madonna delle Grazie, 80138, Naples, Italy
P Monteleone
Affiliation:
Clinica Psichiatrica, I Policlinico Universitario, Largo Madonna delle Grazie, 80138, Naples, Italy
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Summary

In this study, we investigated the prevalence of full syndrome (FS), partial syndrome (PS) and subclinical syndrome (SCS) eating disorders in a sample of 356 high school girls. We identified two cases of anorexia nervosa (0.56%), 14 of bulimia nervosa (3.94%) and one of binge eating disorder (0.28%) according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV. Moreover, 17 girls (4.77%) were recognized as PS cases and 49 (13.7%) as SCS cases. A follow-up is now ongoing to explore the clinical evolution of partial and subclinical syndromes.

Keywords

eating disordersanorexia nervosabulimia nervosasubclinical syndromespartial syndromes
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Original articles
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European Psychiatry , Volume 12 , Issue 7 , 1997 , pp. 342 - 344
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1997

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