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Epidemiology of anorexia nervosa and bulimia: Background of the rochester project
Author(s) -
Lucas Alexander R.,
Beard C. Mary,
Kranz Janet S.,
Kuriand Leonard T.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198322)2:4<85::aid-eat2260020415>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , bulimia nervosa , epidemiology , anorexia , population , incidence (geometry) , psychiatry , eating disorders , rochester epidemiology project , psychology , medicine , pediatrics , population based study , environmental health , physics , optics
The true incidence and prevalence of anorexia nervosa still are not known despite study of the condition spanning 100 years. Nor has the impression been confirmed that its frequency is increasing. The occurrence of bulimia in the general population is even less well documented. A population‐based survey of anorexia nervosa and bulimia in Olmsted County, Minnesota (population, 95,000), has been undertaken with use of the medical record system of the Mayo Clinic. This report reviews the background and aims of the study.