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An 8-year longitudinal study of the natural history of threshold, subthreshold, and partial eating disorders from a community sample of adolescents.

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Stice, Eric, Marti, C. Nathan, Shaw, Heather, Jaconis, Maryanne·2009·Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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The authors examined the natural history of threshold, subthreshold, and partial eating disorders in a community sample of 496 adolescent girls who completed annual diagnostic interviews over an 8-year period. Lifetime prevalence by age 20 years was 0.6% and 0.6% for threshold and subthreshold anorexia nervosa (AN), 1.6% and 6.1% for threshold and subthreshold bulimia nervosa (BN), 1.0% and 4.6% for threshold and subthreshold binge-eating disorder (BED), and 4.4% for purging disorder (PD). Overall, 12% of adolescents experienced some form of eating disorder. Subthreshold BN and BED and threshold PD were associated with elevated treatment, impairment, and distress. Peak age of onset was 17-18 years for BN and BED and 18-20 years for PD. Average episode duration in months was 3.9 for BN and BED and 5.1 for PD. One-year recovery rates ranged from 91% to 96%. Relapse rates were 41% for BN, 33% for BED, and 5% for PD. For BN and BED, subthreshold cases often progressed to threshold cases and diagnostic crossover was most likely for these disorders. Results suggest that subthreshold eating disorders are more prevalent than threshold eating disorders and are associated with marked impairment.

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Authors
Stice, E., Marti, C. N., Shaw, H., & Jaconis, M.
Affiliations
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Published
2009-08
Volume
118
Issue
3
Pages
587-597
ISSN
  • 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1846
OpenAlex
W2041413968
Cited by
529
References
60
Citations by year
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FWCI
24.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (MH01708; MH/DK61957)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords
eating disorders, subthreshold eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, purging disorder, adolescents, natural history (disease), prevalence, age of onset, episode duration, relapse, recovery, community sample
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Anorexia Nervosa, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Recurrence, Remission, Spontaneous, United States, Incidence, Disease Progression, Bulimia Nervosa, Young Adult

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