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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2-3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1985-11-19
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pubmed:abstractText |
We used a purpose-designed questionnaire to survey the prevalence of binge-eating and bulimia in a sample of 1063 Dublin third-level students aged 17-25 yr. There were 361 males and 701 females. The questionnaire was based on DSM-III, and included a written definition of a binge and cross-check questions. Although 17.7% of males and 37% of females claimed to have had an eating binge, cross-check items reduced this to 1.1% of males and 10.8% of females who met the DSM-III definition. No male and only 7.7% of females also met the behavioural criteria under item B of DSM-III, and only 5% of females reported dysphoric mood. Excluding those experiencing fewer than one episode per week gave a prevalence of 2.8% in females and 0% on males. Previously-reported prevalences using questionnaire may be inflated due to poor respondent understanding of the psychiatric terms being used.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0022-3956
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
19
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
161-6
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3876423-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:3876423-Body Weight,
pubmed-meshheading:3876423-Cross-Sectional Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:3876423-Eating Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:3876423-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:3876423-Food Habits,
pubmed-meshheading:3876423-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3876423-Hyperphagia,
pubmed-meshheading:3876423-Ireland,
pubmed-meshheading:3876423-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3876423-Manuals as Topic
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pubmed:year |
1985
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pubmed:articleTitle |
The prevalence of binge-eating and bulimia in 1063 college students.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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