Open Access<p>Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Medical Students in a Lebanese Medical School: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Maya Bizri,
Luna Geagea,
Firas Kobeissy,
Farid Talih
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s266241
Subject(s) - medicine , eating disorders , cross sectional study , psychiatry , family medicine , stigma (botany) , clinical psychology , pathology
Eating disorders are among the most severe psychiatric disorders. Medical students are subjected to high levels of stress and have a high risk of developing burnout and mental health problems, including eating disorders. Due to societal stigma and lack of awareness, it is plausible that disordered eating behaviors among students may go unrecognized and under-reported. The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and possible factors associated with eating disorders among medical students at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon (AUB).