ANOREXIA E BULIMIA EM ADOLESCENTES

• Ano de defesa: 2008
• Autor(a) principal: Carvalho, Paula Virgínia Lisbôa Chaves de
• Orientador(a): SILVA, Raimundo Antonio da
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal do Maranhão
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM SAÚDE E AMBIENTE/CCBS
• Departamento: SAÚDE E MEIO AMBIENTE
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Anorexia; bulimia; transtorno alimentar
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Anorexia; bulimia; eating disorders
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::NUTRICAO::ANALISE NUTRICIONAL DE POPULACAO
• Link de acesso: http://tedebc.ufma.br:8080/jspui/handle/tede/1063

This is a cross-sectional study whose objectives are to investigate the occurrence of possible eating disorders, anorexia and/or bulimia in adolescents of both sexes, and to identify the epidemiologic profile of both. To identify eating disorders, 500 adolescents from a private school in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, completed self-report questionnaires, the BITE (Bulimic Investigatory Test Edinburgh) and the EAT-26 (Eating Attitudes Test summarized). The findings indicate that 70 (14%) adolescents possibly present with diagnoses of anorexia, 4 (0,8%) of bulimia, and 11(2,2%) with anorexia and bulimia combined. It was observed that 78 (15,6%) adolescents presented with non-usual eating habits, placing them at risk for the development of eating disorders. This investigation shows that there is a high occurrence of possible eating disorders in the sample studied and a heterogeneous epidemiologic profile, occurring in both sexes and within diverse ethnic groups and social-economic classes. The dissatisfaction with their own bodies and the wish to modify them are feelings present in adolescents who probably exhibit eating disorders (p<0.001).