Eating Disorders - Ethnology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Mental health needs of Arab women.

29 Jun 2009 Researchers indicate that the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in the Arab region is similar to that found in other parts of the world. Women, in particular, are more likely to suffer various disorders including depression, anxiety disorders, ... Read more...

Ethnic origins of patients attending specialist eating disorders services in a multiethnic urban catchment area in the United Kingdom.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: This study considered the impact of ethnicity on the referral process for patients with eating disorders, at the levels of referral rate, diagnosis, and treatment offered. METHOD: A catchment area cohort of 648 patients was referred and ... Read more...

A cross-cultural comparison of the Eating Disorder Inventory.

29 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVE: A systematic analysis of data collected with the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) was made. METHOD: A literature search identified 94 sources in which the mean values of the EDI or EDI-2 subscales were reported, comprising 310 samples ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Eating Disorders - Ethnology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Mental health needs of Arab women. 29 Jun 2009
• Ethnic origins of patients attending specialist eating disorders services in a multiethnic urban catchment area in the United Kingdom. 29 Jun 2009
• A cross-cultural comparison of the Eating Disorder Inventory. 29 Apr 2009
• Perceptions of food and eating among Chinese patients with cancer: findings of an ethnographic study. 27 Feb 2009
• Effects of a cognitive dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program are similar for Asian American, Hispanic, and White participants. 30 Oct 2008
• Predicting changes in eating disorder symptoms among adolescents in China: an 18-month prospective study. 29 Sep 2008
• Acculturation, body image, and eating behaviours in Muslim-Australian women. 23 Sep 2008
• Disordered eating in Jewish adolescent girls. 30 Aug 2008
• The Body Image Concern Inventory: validation in a multiethnic sample and initial development of a Spanish language version. 24 Aug 2008
• Child mental health differences amongst ethnic groups in Britain: a systematic review. 23 Jul 2008
• Thin ideal internalization in Mexican girls: a test of the sociocultural model of eating disorders. 29 Jun 2008
• Comparison of eating disorders and body image disturbances between Eastern and Western countries. 30 May 2008
• Body mass index, disordered eating behavior, and acquisition of health information: examining ethnicity and weight-related issues in a college population. 29 Apr 2008
• English and Spanish versions of the Body Shape Questionnaire: measurement equivalence across ethnicity and clinical status. 30 Mar 2008
• A prospective study of obsessive-compulsive and borderline personality traits, race and disordered eating. 28 Feb 2008
• Factor structure of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale in Hong Kong adolescents. 28 Feb 2008
• Low socioeconomic status predicts abnormal eating attitudes in Latin American female adolescents. 28 Feb 2008
• Body dissatisfaction mediates the association between body mass index and risky weight control behaviors among White and Native American adolescent girls. 5 Feb 2008
• Parenting styles and weight-related symptoms and behaviors with recommendations for practice. 30 Jan 2008
• Cultural perspectives in feeding difficulty in Taiwanese elderly with dementia. 30 Dec 2007

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Technical information about 'Eating Disorders'

Definition: A group of disorders characterized by physiological and psychological disturbances in appetite or food intake.

Descriptor UI: D001068

Alternative terms: Eating Disorders; Eating Disorder; Appetite Disorders; Appetite Disorder;

Related Mesh Headings: Obesity; Thinness;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.375;

Online Note: use EATING DISORDERS to search APPETITE DISORDERS 1966-88

History Note: 89; was APPETITE DISORDERS 1963-88

Technical Notes: in children, use FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD if related to mental disorder