ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2024
Eating Disorders in Men.
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- Interconnected desires: A systematic review of compulsive buying-shopping disorder and its links to disordered eating and body image by gender.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
- The collateral effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: A gender-specific systematic review of disordered eating behaviour in the general population.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of the Intervention Against the Stigmatization of Men With Eating Disorders in Primary Healthcare (iSMEsH): Results From a Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Study.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Trial
- A comprehensive analysis of global, regional, and national trends in anorexia nervosa burden (1990-2021) and projections to 2040: insights from the global burden of disease study 2021.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Shared and distinct genetic architectures of eating disorders and obesity: From monogenic causes to polygenic risk.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026Review
- Topiramate effects on ethanol and sucrose binge-like intake, anxiety- and compulsive-like behavior in non-dependent male and female C57BL/6J mice.Psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Study protocol of the eating and nutritional habits in athletes and controls longitudinal examination - ENHANCE Study.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Eating disorders and associated mental symptoms in Swedish elite athletes and a comparison group.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Eating Disorders in Boys and Men: A Gender-Critical Narrative Review on Recognition, Stigma, and Treatment.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Associations between socio-demographic patterns, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorder risk in women: a cluster-based approach.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- How to promote therapy-seeking for men with binge-spectrum eating disorders: a qualitative study.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Impact of bariatric surgery and predictive factors for eating disorders before and after surgery: a prospective observational study.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- "I wanna live in a world where change is possible": co-designing guidance for inclusive eating, exercise, and body image psychopathology outreach resources for men.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Investigation of associations between self-reported sensory processing, eating disorder symptoms, neurodivergence, and gender congruence from a lived experience lens.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Redesigning medicine: integrating sex and gender for better health outcomes.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Review
- "I could be living a totally different life right now": lived experience and caregiver perspectives on the prevention of eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Boys don't try? Gendered stigma specifically reduces help-seeking for disordered eating in men, but not women.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Tendencies of eating disordered behaviours in male content creators: a social media analysis.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Medical management and differential diagnosis of restrictive eating disorders in men: a case study report with co-produced recommendations.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Five Decades of Eating Disorder Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of Publication Trends, Research Themes, and the Relationship Between Public and Academic Attention (1975-2024).The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundEating disorders are seen mainly as a problem affecting women, not just by the public at large, but also in specialized circles. Although it is true that more women than men suffer from all types of eating disorder, pertinent reviews have clearly shown that they do indeed occur in men, and that the available evidence on the matter is limited. The stigmatization of men with eating disorders makes it harder for these men, and for the relevant professionals, to recognize the symptoms and to seek or provide help.
methodsThis review is based on publications retrieved by a selective search in PubMed on the epidemiological, diagnostic, clinical, and therapeutic aspects of eating disorders in men.
resultsCurrent estimated lifetime prevalences in men are 0.2% for anorexia nervosa, 0.6% for bulimia nervosa, and 1% for bingeeating disorder; the corresponding figures for women are 1.4%, 1.9%, and 2.8%. Men and women may display different manifestations. Women are thought to be mainly seeking a slim figure and weight reduction; men, a muscular build. The established Germanlanguage screening and diagnostic tools, however, do not cover the types of symptoms that are more common in men. Little is known about whether treatment yields comparable results in men and women.
conclusionIt is important to combat the stigmati - zation of men with eating disorders and to remove the obstacles to their appropriate diagnosis and treatment. The current methods of screening and diagnosis need to be adapted to take account of the special aspects of abnormal eating behavior in men. It remains unclear whether and how the disorderspecific treatment of these conditions in men should differ from their treatment in women.
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