Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, and Body Image in Midlife and Older Women

Samuels, Karen; Maine, Margo; Tantillo, Mary

doi:10.1007/s11920-019-1057-5

Cited by 45 publications

(50 citation statements)

References 47 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study from 2015 [18] confirmed the steady increase of eating disorders in women all around the world [19]. The epidemiology of eating disorders around the world indicates that various forms of anorexia and bulimia are more common in the population of girls and young women [20,21], although data on the occurrence of such problems in men [22] and the elderly seem to underestimate the problem [23,24].…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Eating Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Body Dissatisfaction, Restrictive, and Bulimic Behaviours among Young Women: A Polish–Japanese Comparison

Izydorczyk

Ha²,

Lizińczyk

et al. 2020

Nutrients

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The growing number of women, who are characterized by restrictive and bulimic behaviours towards their own body is observed especially in countries influenced by Westernalization. However, there is a lack of cross-cultural studies in this area. The main aim of the present study was to examine the psychological and socio-cultural risk factors for eating disorders in Polish and Japanese women. A cross-sectional research study was conducted among 18-to 29-year old Polish (n = 89) and Japanese (n = 97) women. The variables were measured using the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale SATAQ-3, and the Eating Disorders Inventory EDI-3. The descriptive and comparative statistics, Spearman's rho, and the stepwise regression analysis were used. The global internalization of socio-cultural standards of body image proved to be a significant predictor of Body Dissatisfaction among Polish and Japanese women. The main analysis showed a significant relation between the Drive for Thinness and Interoceptive Deficits in the group of Japanese women, as well as a correlation between Drive for Thinness and Asceticism in the group of Polish women. The obtained results could improve the prevention aimed the dysfunctional eating behaviours. However, the cultural nuances need to be considered in understanding the risk factors for eating disorders.

show abstract

Section: Epidemiology Of Eating Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Body Dissatisfaction, Restrictive, and Bulimic Behaviours among Young Women: A Polish–Japanese Comparison

Izydorczyk

Ha²,

Lizińczyk

et al. 2020

Nutrients

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…There was a steep increase in the incidence rates of BN in the age groups of 30–39 years and 40–49 years in addition to a small increase in the 20–29 years age group from 2002 to 2007 or 2009. The increased incidence rates of BN in the 30–39 years and 40–49 years age groups during the study period echo the increasing number of midlife women with disordered eating and EDs in recent years (Samuels, Maine, & Tantillo, ). The age of incident BN seems to be older in Taiwan compared with that in Western countries.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Rates and trends in healthcare‐detected incidence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: A national health insurance claim data study in Taiwan, 2002–2013

Tseng

Hsieh

et al. 2019

Intl J Eating Disorders

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective This study aimed to examine the incidence rates of diagnosed anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) and their variations over time in Taiwan. Method The data of individuals with AN and BN, as defined by the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification's (ICD‐9‐CM), were extracted from merged databases by means of unique identification numbers. To fulfill the criteria of incident cases, individuals must not have had an AN or BN diagnosis in the preceding 2 years. The time trends were analyzed using Joinpoint regression analysis. Results The overall AN and BN incidence rates were 1.1 and 6.1 per 100,000, respectively. There was no significant change in the overall incidence rate for AN or both sexes across the study period. A significant increase in AN incidence occurred in the age groups of 10–14 and 30–39 years. The overall incidence rate of BN increased significantly in the few years before 2009 and then decreased. A similar trend occurred among the females and groups aged above 20 years. There was no significant change in the overall BN incidence rate over the whole period. Discussion Compared with Western countries, the AN incidence in Taiwan is very low, whereas the BN incidence is in the lower end of the range. The findings that the age of the first‐time detected AN and BN is older in Taiwan and that the significant increases in age‐specific incidence are mainly among adults suggest that more effort is needed to detect individuals with AN and BN at a younger age in Taiwan.

show abstract

“…Research (Berge et al, 2012;Betz, 1998;Jacobson, 2019; National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), n.d.; Smolak et al, 2013) supports anecdotal evidence that eating disorders often initially develop in conjunction with adolescent transitions, but evidence is growing that other transitions can also trigger these disorders. For instance, Samuels et al (2019) write that, "Like the pubescent transition from childhood to adolescence, the transition from the reproductive years to menopause is now recognized as a high-risk time for symptoms to develop or redevelop." Over the course of more than three decades of working with and supervising therapists working with individuals with a wide range of eating-related symptoms, including anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating, binge eating, avoidant/ restrictive eating, and other variations, I have often seen that even small changes can also trigger the behaviors.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Both clinical experience and research (e.g., Maine & Bunnell, 2010;Samuels et al, 2019) suggest that vulnerability to an eating disorder is multi-determined and the result of a complex mixture of biological and environmental factors, which means that there are probably multiple and complex links between eating symptoms and transitions. This article will address some of the possible interplay between unmanageable and/or unformulated affects, on the one hand, and shifts in an individual's sense of self, on the other, which can occur in the course of a transition.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transitions, Eating Disorders, and Changing Selves: Interlocking Psychodynamics of Identity, Self, Life Changes, and Eating Disorders

Barth¹

2021

Psychoanalytic Social Work

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, and Body Image in Midlife and Older Women

Cited by 45 publications

References 47 publications

Body Dissatisfaction, Restrictive, and Bulimic Behaviours among Young Women: A Polish–Japanese Comparison

Body Dissatisfaction, Restrictive, and Bulimic Behaviours among Young Women: A Polish–Japanese Comparison

Rates and trends in healthcare‐detected incidence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: A national health insurance claim data study in Taiwan, 2002–2013

Transitions, Eating Disorders, and Changing Selves: Interlocking Psychodynamics of Identity, Self, Life Changes, and Eating Disorders

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About