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The Prevalence and Correlates of Binge Eating Disorder in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

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Kessler, Ronald C., Berglund, Patricia A., Chiu, Wai Tat, Deitz, Anne C., Hudson, James I., Shahly, Victoria, Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio, Alonso, Jordi, Angermeyer, Matthias C., Benjet, Corina, Bruffaerts, Ronny, de Girolamo, Giovanni, de Graaf, Ron, Maria Haro, Josep, Kovess-Masfety, Viviane, O’Neill, Siobhan, Posada-Villa, Jose, Sasu, Carmen, Scott, Kate, Viana, Maria Carmen, Xavier, Miguel·2013·Biological Psychiatry
DOI 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.11.020PMC PMC3628997
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Background Little population-based data exist outside the United States on the epidemiology of binge eating disorder (BED). Cross-national BED data are presented here and compared with bulimia nervosa (BN) data in the World Health Organization (WHO) World Mental Health Surveys.Methods Community surveys with 24,124 respondents (ages 18+) across 14 mostly upper-middle and high-income countries assessed lifetime and 12-month DSM-IV mental disorders with the WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Physical disorders were assessed with a chronic conditions checklist.Results Country-specific lifetime prevalence estimates are consistently (median; interquartile range) higher for BED (1.4%; .8-1.9%) than BN (.8%; .4-1.0%). Median age of onset is in the late teens to early 20s for both disorders but slightly younger for BN. Persistence is slightly higher for BN (6.5 years; 2.2-15.4) than BED (4.3 years; 1.0-11.7). Lifetime risk of both disorders is elevated for women and recent cohorts. Retrospective reports suggest that comorbid DSM-IV disorders predict subsequent onset of BN somewhat more strongly than BED and that BN predicts subsequent comorbid disorders somewhat more strongly than does BED. Significant comorbidities with physical conditions are due almost entirely to BN and to a somewhat lesser degree BED predicting subsequent onset of these conditions. Role impairments are similar for BN and BED. Fewer than half of lifetime BN or BED cases receive treatment.Conclusions Binge eating disorder represents a public health problem at least equal to BN. Low treatment rates highlight the clinical importance of questioning patients about eating problems even when not included among presenting complaints.

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Kessler, R. C., Berglund, P. A., Chiu, W. T., Deitz, A. C., Hudson, J. I., Shahly, V., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Alonso, J., Angermeyer, M. C., Benjet, C., Bruffaerts, R., de Girolamo, G., de Graaf, R., Maria Haro, J., Kovess-Masfety, V., O’Neill, S., Posada-Villa, J., Sasu, C., Scott, K., Viana, M. C., & Xavier, M.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Takeda (United States) (US)
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
  • Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (MX)
  • KU Leuven (BE)
  • University of Ulster (GB)
  • National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development (RO)
  • University of Otago (NZ)
  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
Corresponding author
Kessler, Ronald C.
ORCID
Venue
Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-05
Volume
73
Issue
9
Pages
904-914
ISSN
0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.11.020
PMC
PMC3628997
OpenAlex
W1978365558
Cited by
1,338
References
126
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FWCI
87.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Repositori digital de la UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Public Health Agency (RES/4792/13)
  • National Institutes of Health (5r13mh066849-04, 5r01mh069864-04, 5r01mh070884-05)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R13-MH-066849, R0 1-MH61905, R01‐MH070884, U01-MH-60220, R01MH061905, HHSN271200700030C, U01MH060220, R01‐MH069864)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (K05DA015799, R01DA016558)
  • Fogarty International Center (R03TW006481)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, prevalence, comorbidities, age of onset, disease persistence, lifetime risk, sex differences, treatment rates, role impairment, somatic comorbidity, cross-national comparison, eating disorders
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Bulimia, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, World Health Organization, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Age of Onset, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder

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