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The natural history of eating pathology in attenders to primary medical care
Author(s) -
King Michael B.
Publication year - 1991
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(199107)10:4<379::aid-eat2260100402>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - dieting , bulimia nervosa , eating disorders , natural history , epidemiology , intervention (counseling) , primary care , psychiatry , medicine , anorexia nervosa , psychology , family history , clinical psychology , weight loss , obesity , family medicine
Sixty‐nine subjects with abnormal eating attitudes ascertained from an epidemiological study in family practice were followed‐up for a period of up to 30 months. There was little clinical change in patients with the full syndrome of bulimia nervosa or with partial syndromes. Subjects who were dieting obsessionally at entry to the study appeared to have a definite potential to develop more severe syndromes. Early intervention to prevent the development of chronic dieting may be important in the prevention of eating disorders.