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Article: The many ironies of eating disorders.(mental illness research)(care and treatment)(Statistical data)
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- Clinical Psychiatry News
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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The media are fascinated with eating disorders: Countless articles in consumer publications, made-for-television movies, and documentaries are devoted to the topic. But attention given to the problem rarely addresses some of the most troubling ironies.
For example, eating disorders are among the most prevalent and insidious mental illnesses in this country, with conservative estimates saying that 5 million to 10 million girls and women and 1 million boys and men meet the diagnostic criteria for one or more eating disorder at any given time. Yet eating disorders research spending pales compared with research funding for less prevalent mental health conditions.
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