Comparison of prevalence and mental health problems across symptom frequency of self‐reported symptoms of binge‐eating disorder in a community sample of adolescents
Abstract:ObjectiveBinge‐eating disorder (BED) and subthreshold BED (SBED) are prevalent in adults and associated with mental health problems including depression, non‐suicidal self‐injury, lower quality of life, and suicidality. There is solid evidence that binge‐eating behaviors are also prevalent in adolescence, but knowledge about mental health in community adolescents with BED of different frequency thresholds is more limited. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and mental health problems associated with SBED of… Show more
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