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- Title
Reduction of duration untreated eating disorder (DUed) in a sample of patients with an eating disorder.
- Authors
Ruiz Guerrero, F.; Losa Mujika, E.; Gándara Gutierrez, C.; Benito Gonzalez, P.; Calcedo Giraldo, G.; Gonzalez Gómez, J.; Gómez Del Barrio, A.
- Abstract
Introduction: Eating disorders are pathologies frequently described in young white women, generally of high socioeconomic status. Among the factors associated with a poorer progression of the disease is a delay in the identification and onset of treatment. Objectives: The aim of this work was to study the sociodemographic profile of patients diagnosed with an Eating Disorder, according to DSM-V criteria, who came in to receive their first treatment at a specialized unit. At the same time, the aim was to compare two time periods differentiated by the establishment of an early detection and referral program. Methods: A total of 187 patients seen consecutively after referral to the Eating Disorder Unit were selected, ninety-nine from March 2010 to March 2011 (time period 1), and 88 from September 2014 to February 2015 (time period 2). Results: Among the findings, the presence of a significantly lower socioeconomic status among patients studied in time period 2 stands out. At the same time, a significant reduction in the time without treatment was observed in time period 2 compared to time period 1, after the establishment of the early referral protocol. Conclusions: The predominance of patients belonging to social strata significantly lower than expected could correspond to a change in the type patient, demonstrating the wide distribution of these disorders today. Furthermore, decreasing the time without treatment could be a key measure to improve the prognosis of patients.
- Subjects
EATING disorders; SOCIAL belonging; WHITE women; YOUNG women; SOCIOECONOMIC status
- Publication
European Psychiatry, 2020, Vol 63, pS381
- ISSN
0924-9338
- Publication type
Article