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Diagnosis of Eating Disorders Among College Students: A Comparison of Military and Civilian Students.

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Eating disorders are often under-detected, which poses a serious threat to the health of individuals with eating disorder symptoms. There is evidence to suggest that the military represents a subpopulation that may be susceptible to high prevalence of eating disorders and vulnerable to their underdiagnosis. Underreporting of eating disorder symptoms in the military could lead to this underdiagnosis of individuals with eating disorder symptoms. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between military affiliation and eating disorder symptoms among college students and the likelihood of eating disorder diagnosis among those with eating disorder symptoms using a large, diverse college-aged sample of both military-involved and civilian students.

Year of Publication
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2021
Journal
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Military medicine
Date Published
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2021
ISSN Number
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0026-4075
URL
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https://academic.oup.com/milmed/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/milmed/usab084
DOI
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10.1093/milmed/usab084
Short Title
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Mil Med
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