Prevalence of eating disorders and psychiatric comorbidity among children and adolescents

Indian Pediatr. 2007 May;44(5):357-9.

Abstract

There are no prevalence or co-morbidity studies on eating disorders in India. This retrospective chart review studied the prevalence and psychiatric co-morbidity among juveniles with eating disorders. Forty-one cases with ICD 10 diagnosis of eating disorders were identified and analyzed. The prevalence of eating disorders was 1.25% Psychogenic vomiting was the commonest eating disorders and anorexia nervosa the emerging eating disorder. The most common co-morbidities were depression, intellectual disability, and dissociative disorder.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Comorbidity
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Prevalence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Class