Anorexia nervosa in young men: A cohort study

Lindblad, Frank; Lindberg, Lene; Hjern, Anders

doi:10.1002/eat.20261

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“…Most studies on therapy have been conducted in males with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) undergoing inpatient-residential treatment. A Swedish case register study (n ¼ 61) (Lindblad et al, 2006) for example found that the outcome of males with AN admitted for hospital treatment was better than for females which is in agreement with the findings of Strober et al (2006). Also, Deter et al (1998) reported a better psychosocial outcome in men with AN than in women, albeit two male cases died in this cohort.…”

Section: Therapy For Anorexia Nervosa Malessupporting

confidence: 76%

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Male eating disorders and therapy: A controlled pilot study with one year follow-up

Fernández‐Aranda

Krug

Jiménez‐Murcia

et al. 2009

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

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Section: Therapy For Anorexia Nervosa Malessupporting

confidence: 76%

“…Other studies have however referred to a better (Deter, Kopp, Zipfel, & Herzog, 1998;Lindblad, Lindberg, & Hjern, 2006;Strober et al, 2006) or even a poorer (Oyebode, Boodhoo, & Schapira, 1988) outcome in male patients when compared to females of the same ED diagnosis.…”

Section: Outcome Of Eds Across Gendermentioning

confidence: 97%

Male eating disorders and therapy: A controlled pilot study with one year follow-up

Fernández‐Aranda

Krug

Jiménez‐Murcia

et al. 2009

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

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“…The mortality rate associated with ED is high; for example, AN has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder [1], although recent studies indicate a trend towards a decrease in rate (e.g., [2]), likely mirroring earlier detection and improved care of these patients. Suicide attempts are also frequent; in fact, Damstedt, Petersen, Bilenberg and Hörder [3] found suicidal behavior in 40% of adolescents with ED.…”

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confidence: 99%

A comparison of clinical characteristics between adolescent males and females with eating disorders

2015

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BackgroundEating disorders (ED) are serious disorders that have a negative impact on both the psychological and the physiological well-being of the afflicted. Despite the fact that ED affect both genders, males are often underrepresented in research and when included the sample sizes are often too small for separate analyses. Consequently we have an unclear and sometimes contradictory picture of the clinical characteristics of males with ED. The aim of the present study was to improve our understanding of the clinical features of adolescent males with eating disorders.MethodsWe compared age at presentation, weight at presentation, history of significantly different premorbid weight and psychiatric (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)) and somatic comorbidity (celiac disease and diabetes) of 58 males to 606 females seeking medical care for eating disorders at the Children’s Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden during the years 1999–2012. As all boys were diagnosed with either AN or Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) atypical AN, the age and weight comparisons were limited to those girls fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for AN or OSFED atypical AN.ResultsThere was no significant difference in age at presentation. Differences in weight at presentation and premorbid weight history were mixed. A significantly higher percentage of males had a history of a BMI greater than two standard deviations above the mean for their corresponding age group. As well, there was a higher prevalence of ADHD among the males whereas celiac disease and diabetes only was found among the females.ConclusionsA better understanding of the clinical characteristics of males with ED at presentation should improve our ability to identify males with ED and thereby aid in tailoring the best treatment alternatives.

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“…In 2009, approximately 6 children were born per 1,000 young women aged [15][16][17][18][19], and the birth rate has remained unchanged for the past five years after a long decline over many years. …”

Section: Sexual and Reproductive Health Among Young Peoplementioning

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Young people's health: Health in Sweden: The National Public Health Report 2012. Chapter 3

Lager

Berlin

Heimerson

et al. 2012

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

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The present chapter discusses trends in public health among 16-24-year-olds-young people who are poised precariously between childhood and adulthood. The group includes upper-secondary school pupils and young people who have gone on to higher education or work. Along with the rest of the population, young people have benefited from the development of postwar health and welfare policies and programs. Since the 1990s, however, the health of young people-particularly their mental health-has not shown the same general improvement as that of other age groups. Since health status surveys began at the end of the 1980s, the proportion of young people aged 16-24 who suffer from anxiousness, nervousness and anxiety (angst) has increased. In 1988-1989, 9 per cent of women and 4 per cent of men reported experiencing feelings of anxiousness, nervousness or anxiety. In 2004-2005, the percentage had risen to 30 per cent among women and 14 per cent among men. This increase not only subsumes self-reported complaints such as anxiousness, nervousness and anxiety; it has also become more common for young people to be hospitalised with depression and states of anxiety. The percentage of 20-24-year-old men and women who were hospitalised with depression more than doubled between 1990 and 2010, and in the 16-19 age group, hospitalisation have become eight times as frequent among women and four times among men. Hospitalisation as a result of suicide attempts or other self-destructive behaviour rose

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Anorexia nervosa in young men: A cohort study

Abstract: Male gender in AN--on a group level--suggests a good psychiatric prognosis.

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

Male eating disorders and therapy: A controlled pilot study with one year follow-up

Male eating disorders and therapy: A controlled pilot study with one year follow-up

A comparison of clinical characteristics between adolescent males and females with eating disorders

Young people's health: Health in Sweden: The National Public Health Report 2012. Chapter 3

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