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Key Points Question What is the association between mortality and increasing treatment coverage for eating disorders, taking into account individual-level eating disorder disease dynamics? Findings In this decision analytical model… Click to show full abstract
Key Points Question What is the association between mortality and increasing treatment coverage for eating disorders, taking into account individual-level eating disorder disease dynamics? Findings In this decision analytical model study, the estimated lifetime prevalence of eating disorders is high, with nearly 1 in 7 male individuals (14.3%) and 1 in 5 female individuals (19.7%) experiencing an eating disorder by age 40 years. Increasing treatment coverage for all eating disorder cases could avert 70.5 deaths per 100 000 individuals by age 40 years. Meaning The findings suggest that increasing treatment coverage for eating disorders could substantially reduce the mortality associated with these common psychiatric disorders.
Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2019
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