ArticleThe British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2020
Shining the light on eating disorders, incidence, prognosis and profiling of patients in primary and secondary care: national data linkage study.
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- Compulsory treatments in eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Pooled it
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- Primary care use among adults with eating disorders in England: a population-based cohort study using electronic health records.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Temporal Trends in the Epidemiology of Eating Disorders Between 2000 and 2022: A Danish Register Study of Their Incidence and Comorbidities.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
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- Toward a unified theoretical model of bulimia nervosa: protocol for a systematic review and synthesis of existing theories.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Parental perceptions of participation in young adult-focused eating disorder treatment.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Healthcare utilization for eating disorders in Australia: 10 years of health data linkage.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Multivariate patterns linking brain microstructure to temperament and behavior in adolescent eating disorders.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Article
- Premature Mortality in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa: A Matched Cohort Study of Cause of Death.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Do previous pediatric inpatient interventions predict better outcomes for psychiatric inpatient treatment of anorexia nervosa?International journal of adolescent medicine and health · 2025Article
- Experiences of eating disorder services for people caring for a loved one with an eating disorder in the UK: national survey.BJPsych open · 2025Article
- Adverse outcomes in patients with a diagnosis of an eating disorder: primary care cohort study with linked secondary care and mortality records.BMJ medicine · 2025Article
- Multivariate patterns linking brain microstructure to temperament and behavior in adolescent eating disorders.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Navigating the ethical complexities of severe and enduring (longstanding) eating disorders: tools for critically reflective practice and collaborative decision-making.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundDiagnosing eating disorders can be difficult and few people with the disorder receive specialist services despite the associated high morbidity and mortality.
aimsTo examine the burden of eating disorders in the population in terms of incidence, comorbidities and survival.
methodWe used linked electronic health records from general practitioner and hospital admissions in Wales, UK within the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) databank to investigate the incidence of new eating disorder diagnoses. We examined the frequency of comorbid diagnoses and prescribed medications in cases and controls in the 2 years before and 3 years after diagnosis, and performed a survival analysis.
resultsA total of 15 558 people were diagnosed with eating disorders between 1990 and 2017. The incidence peaked at 24 per 100 000 people in 2003/04. People with eating disorders showed higher levels of other mental disorders (odds ratio 4.32, 95% CI 4.01-4.66) and external causes of morbidity and mortality (odds ratio 2.92, 95% CI 2.44-3.50). They had greater prescription of central nervous system drugs (odds ratio 3.15, 95% CI 2.97-3.33), gastrointestinal drugs (odds ratio 2.61, 95% CI 2.45-2.79) and dietetic drugs (odds ratio 2.42, 95% CI 2.24-2.62) before diagnosis. These excess diagnoses and prescriptions remained 3 years after diagnosis. Mortality was raised compared with controls for some eating disorders, particularly in females with anorexia nervosa.
conclusionsIncidence of diagnosed eating disorders is relatively low in the population but there is a major longer term burden in morbidity and mortality to the individual.
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