Detection, treatment, and course of eating disorders in Finland: A population-based study of adolescent and young adult females and males.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We assessed the detection, treatment and outcomes of DSM-5 eating disorders in a nationwide community setting.

Method

The FinnTwin12 cohort comprises twins born in 1983-1987 in Finland (n = 5,600), with follow-up starting at age 12. We outline treatment and outcomes of the 127 females and 15 males diagnosed with a lifetime DSM-5 eating disorder in interviews conducted for a subsample (n = 1,347) in their early 20s.

Results

Only 45 (32%) of those diagnosed with eating disorder in the interviews had their condition detected in healthcare, and even fewer received treatment (30% of females, 13% of males). Anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa, and atypical AN were detected and treated more often than other eating disorders. Five years after disease onset, 41% o

SUBMITTER: Silen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8349843 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature