Time trends in the incidence of eating disorders: A primary care study in the Netherlands

Article Abstract:

An epidemiological study was conducted using primary care-based data in Netherlands to examine changes in the incidence of eating disorders in the 1990s compared to the 1980s. It was found that an increasing anorexia nervosa incidence among the high-risk group continued to the end of the past century but the bulimia nervosa incidence did not rise as expected.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Bulimia, Market trend/market analysis

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Sociocultural factors in the development of anorexia nervosa in a black woman

Article Abstract:

A case report of an African American women with anorexia nervosa is presented, who was referred to a center for eating disorders in The Netherlands. An illustration is provided of the role and possible effects of sociocultural factors in the development of anorexia nervosa.

Psychological aspects, Case studies, Acculturation, African American women, Assimilation (Sociology)

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The prevalence of Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified

Article Abstract:

The prevalence of Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (ENDOS) is assessed in a nationwide community sample. The results have shown that EDNOS is a very common eating disorder accounting for three-quarters of all community cases with eating disorders.

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