PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF EATING DISORDERS AND DISORDERED EATING IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF COMMUNITY STUDIES
Adolescent; Child; Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa; Prevalence
Eating disorders are psychiatric illnesses characterized by a persistent disturbance in the way eating is experienced. These disorders are very common in the younger population and can persist from childhood to adulthood. Some complications can directly impact physical and psychosocial health in a critical phase of the individual's growth and development, with losses observed throughout life. In addition, this chronic course can lead to increased rates of mental comorbidities together with individual and collective expenses. Given the above, a literature review chapter was prepared that addresses the following points: Main risk factors associated with the onset of eating disorders and risky eating behavior in childhood and adolescence; “Precariousness of excesses”: access to the media as an important risk factor; Damage to the health of children and adolescents; Diagnostic criteria; Eating disordered; Evolution of the classification of types of eating disorders throughout the editions of the DSM; Self-applied screening instruments; Related systematic reviews on the prevalence of eating disorders in adolescents; Systematic reviews. The main article aims to determine the prevalence and incidence of eating disorders and disordered eating in children and adolescents from community samples through a systematic review. 10,654 records were found in database searches. After removing 2,068 duplicates, we examined 8,586 records, of which we reviewed 475 for full text.