| Title |
Eating Disorders in Lebanon: Directions for Public Health Action
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Community Mental Health Journal, August 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10597-015-9917-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nadine Zeeni, Hiba Safieddine, Rita Doumit |
| Abstract |
Research in the field of eating disorders (ED) is limited in the Middle East. The aim of the present study was to profile Lebanese ED outpatients. A mixed-method design was used. Clinicians across Lebanon filled individual questionnaires about their 2013 ED outpatients (n = 104) and participated in focus groups. Results showed that bulimia nervosa was the most prevalent ED (46.1 %) followed by anorexia nervosa (39.4 %) and binge eating (14.4 %). The emerging socio-demographic profile of the Lebanese ED patient was that of a single female young adult of middle to high socio-economic status with severe ED symptoms (amenorrhea, multiple purging behaviors) and depression. Also, there was a general delay in seeking help which made patient recovery more difficult. The present study emphasizes the critical need for a public health approach to ED awareness and could help in developing preventive and remedial educational programs targeting youth in Lebanon and the Middle East. |
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| United States | 2 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 87 | 100% |
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| Student > Master | 13 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 11% |
| Researcher | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 11% |
| Unknown | 35 | 40% |
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| Psychology | 12 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 9% |
| Mathematics | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Unknown | 41 | 47% |
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