Symptoms and prevalence Describe symptoms and prevalence of two disorders from two of the following groups: anxiety disorder, affective disorder, eating disorders 1. Symptoms and prevalence of major depression. 2. Symptoms and prevalence of bulimia nervosa

Symptoms and prevalence Symptoms and prevalence of major depression. Symptoms: physiological; loss of energy, significant weight loss or gain, loss of apertite, headaces and pain cognitive; feelings of worthlessness or exessive guilt, difficulties concentrating, negative attitudes towards the self, the world and the future

Symptoms and prevalence Symptoms and prevalence of major depression. Symptoms: emotional; distress and sadness, loss of interest in the world behavioral; disturbed sleep patterns, self-destructive behavior (suicidal thoughts), avoidance of social company

Symptoms and prevalence Any alarming numbers? Lifetime prevalence of major depression in US (1994): Females 21,3% Males 12,7% Kessel et al. (1994)

Symptoms and prevalence

Symptoms and prevalence Japan 3% India (Chennai in South India) 15,9%, high in low income groups; 19,3% - 5,9 in high income groups, divorced 26,5%, vidowed 20% - married 15,4% China Neurastenia instead of depression, somatic symptoms ?% Taiwan 2,9%

Symptoms and prevalence Symptoms and prevalence of bulimia nervosa psysiological; nutritional deficiencies and hormonal changes could lead to disturbances in the menstrual circle, fatigue, digestive problems, muscle cramping. cognitive; distorted body image, low self-esteem, sense of lack of control during binge-eating episode. emotional; fear of becoming fat, body dissatisfaction, depressed mood

Symptoms and prevalence Symptoms and prevalence of bulimia nervosa - behavioral; self-starvation in combination with recurrent binge eating episodes and compensatory such as vomiting and misuse of laxatives to avoid weight gain.

Symptoms and prevalence Symptoms and prevalence of bulimia nervosa 1-2% in young women in US and UK Fairburn and Beglin (1990) 1-3% of adult women in US according to APA (2000) 1% in women and 0,2% in male students in US according to a large-scale survey, Drewnowski et al. (1988) Most prevalent among undergraduate women living in campus (2,2%)

Symptoms and prevalence Symptoms and prevalence of bulimia nervosa The more westernised the culture the higher prevalence; ”it is important to be slim”.

Symptoms and prevalence

Symptoms and prevalence

Symptoms and prevalence