Eating disorders statistics

Bipolar I disorder affects men and women equally bipolar II seems to be more common in women. Rapid cycling and mixed mania occur more often in women. Individuals with bipolar disorder commonly have another psychiatric disease with 78% to 85% reporting another Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) diagnosis during their lifetime. The most common comorbid conditions include anxiety, substance abuse, and eating disorders.2... 

Statistics on the misuse of diuretic drugs are more difficult to determine. Estimates vary as to the number of people currently suffering from eating disorders, and not all individuals with an eating disorder abuse diuretics. In addition, the sense of shame and emotional turmoil associated with the disease make the unreported incidence of eating disorders high. Federal and institutional estimates put the number at approximately 5-8 million Americans. 

Eating disorder not otherwise specified is also described in the American Psychiatric Association s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). 7 j(s prevalence is 4.7% of the population and up to 50% of eating disorder patients admitted to tertiary care settings have this condition. Individuals present with symptoms characteristic of eating disorders, but they do not meet the diagnostic criteria for a specific eating disorder. 

A statistically significant season-of-birth variation occurs in patients with eating disorders, the peak season occurring in May, with a peak for younger patients (early teens) in March.63 As I ve already noted, season of birth has also been correlated with other mental disorders, particularly schizophrenia for... 

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