Eating disorders: What age at onset?

Umberto Volpe; Alfonso Tortorella; Mirko Manchia; Alessio M. Monteleone; Umberto Albert; Palmiero Monteleone

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.02.048

Eating disorders: What age at onset?

Umberto Volpe, Alfonso Tortorella, Mirko Manchia, Alessio M. Monteleone, Umberto Albert, Palmiero Monteleone

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Age at onset (AAO) of eating disorders has classically been described in adolescence. We analyzed data from 806 subjects with anorexia nervosa (AN) or bulimia nervosa (BN) and performed a normal distribution admixture analysis to determine their AAO. No significant differences were found concerning the AAO functions of AN and BN subjects. Both groups had a mean AAO of about 18 years. Most of the subjects with AN (75.3%) and BN (83.3%) belonged to the early onset group. The definition of AAO for ED may be crucial for planning treatment modalities, with specific consideration of their clinical history and course.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	225-227
Number of pages	3
Journal	Psychiatry Research
Volume	238
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.02.048
Publication status	Published - Apr 30 2016

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