Abstract

PELAEZ FERNANDEZ, María Angeles; RAICH ESCURSELL, Rosa María  and  LABRADOR ENCINAS, Francisco Javier. Eating disorders in Spain: Revision of empirical epidemiological studies. Rev. Mex. de trastor. aliment [online]. 2010, vol.1, n.1, pp.62-75. ISSN 2007-1523.

Objective: This article reviews the epidemiological studies of eating disorders (ED) among Spanish population published to date. Method: PSYCINFO and MEDLINE databases have been used to look for empirical Spanish epidemiological studies of ED published. Results: Most of the studies in the 90’s have not used a diagnostic method for the clinical identification. In the last decade, trustworthy and precise ED prevalence studies, with methodology of double phase, have been carried out on general population in Spain. The most common disorders among Spanish general population are the non-specified eating disorders (EDNOS).

Keywords : Eating disorders; epidemiology; prevalence; Spain; revision.