Abstract
670 dental patients completed the Bulimic Investigatory Test Edinburgh (BITE). Criteria of the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 4th Edition (DSM-IV) were used for identification of anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED). We identified one 19 year old woman with a questionnaire response suggestive of restricting type AN, one 49 years old man with a questionnaire response suggestive ofBN, and five subjects with questionnaire responses suggestive of BED. The prevalence of BITE symptom scores of 20 and more (indicating a highly disordered eating pattern and the presence of binge eating, probably meeting criteria of the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 3rd Edition for BN) is 0%for male and 1.6% for female probands and 2.7% for girls and women up to the age of 30 years. We concluded that dentists could play an important part in secondary prevention of eating disorders.
Abstract
670 Zahnarztpatientlnnen füllten den Bulimic investigatory Test Edinburgh (BITE) aus. Anhand von DSM-IVKriterien identifizierten wir Anorexia nervosa (AN), Bulimia nervosa (BN) und „ Binge-Eating “Stöning (BED für binge-eating disorder). Wirfanden eine 19-jährige, deren Beantwortung des Fragebogens eine Magersucht vom restriktiven Typ vermuten lässt, einen 49-jährigen Mann, bei dem der Verdacht aufeine BNnahe liegt, undfünf Probanden, die vermutlich an BED litten. Die Prävalenz von BITE-Symptomwerten von mindestens 20 (Hinweis aufein stark gestörtes Essverhalten mit Fressattacken, wahrscheinlich DSM-IIIKriterien für BNerfüllend) ist 0%für mànnliche und 1,6%für weibliche Probanden und 2,7%für Mädchen und Frauen bis zum Alter von 30Jahren. Wir schlossen daraus, dass Zahnärzte eine wichtige Rolle für die Sekundärprävention von Essstörungen spielen könnten.
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Thiels, C., Garthe, R. Prevalence of eating disorders in dental patients. Z. f. Gesundheitswiss. 9, 166–175 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02962510
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