Abstract
The relationship between age of onset of anorexia nervosa and a variety of personal characteristics was examined in 105 patients. Age of onset of anorexia nervosa had a bimodal distribution, with peaks at 14 1 2 and 18 years. The patients whose onset of illness occurred at the later age tended to have a greater weight loss during their illness, more "underweight problems" before the onset of illness, less of the typical anorectic behaviors and attitudes, greater body disparagement, more symptoms of depression, and a greater number of previous hospitalizations. These associations suggest that an older age of onset of anorexia nervosa might predict a poor outcome.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-215 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Psychiatry Research |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1979 |
Keywords
- Anorexia nervosa
- body image
- bulimia
- depression
- outcome
- weight