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Screening for Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

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Eating disorders (eg, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa) are a group of psychiatric conditions defined as a disturbance in eating or eating-related behaviors that impair physical or psychosocial functioning. According to large US cohort studies, estimated lifetime prevalences for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder in adult women are 1.42%, 0.46%, and 1.25%, respectively, and are lower in adult men (anorexia nervosa, 0.12%; bulimia nervosa, 0.08%; binge eating disorder, 0.42%). Eating disorder prevalence ranges from 0.3% to 2.3% in adolescent females and 0.3% to 1.3% in adolescent males. Eating disorders are associated with short-term and long-term adverse health outcomes, including physical, psychological, and social problems.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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JAMA
Volume
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327
Issue
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11
Number of Pages
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1061-1067
Date Published
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2022
ISSN Number
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0098-7484
URL
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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2022.1806
DOI
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10.1001/jama.2022.1806
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JAMA
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