Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Medical Students in a Lebanese Medical School: A Cross-Sectional Study

Maya Bizri, Luna Geagea, Firas Kobeissy, Farid Talih American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonCorrespondence: Farid Talih Email ft10@aub.edu.lbBackground: Eating disorders are among the most severe psychiatric disorders. Medical students are subjected to high levels of stress and...

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Autores principales:	Bizri M, Geagea L, Kobeissy F, Talih F
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2020
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b3dd293c2fef4cd394dc287519570b7a2021-12-02T08:42:25ZPrevalence of Eating Disorders Among Medical Students in a Lebanese Medical School: A Cross-Sectional Study1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/b3dd293c2fef4cd394dc287519570b7a2020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-of-eating-disorders-among-medical-students-in-a-lebanese-me-peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Maya Bizri, Luna Geagea, Firas Kobeissy, Farid Talih American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonCorrespondence: Farid Talih Email ft10@aub.edu.lbBackground: Eating disorders are among the most severe psychiatric disorders. Medical students are subjected to high levels of stress and have a high risk of developing burnout and mental health problems, including eating disorders. Due to societal stigma and lack of awareness, it is plausible that disordered eating behaviors among students may go unrecognized and under-reported. The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and possible factors associated with eating disorders among medical students at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon (AUB).Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2017 at AUB. Electronic anonymous surveys were sent to all 412 medical students, with a mean age of 23, enrolled in our four-year medical school. In addition to demographic data, students were asked to complete two validated questionnaires, the SCOFF and EAT-26, to assess eating disorders risk.Results: Total responses were 156, out of which 124 completed the whole survey. A total of 131 participants completed the Eat-26 questionnaire and 124 participants completed the SCOFF questionnaire. Out of those, 17% on EAT-26 and 19% on SCOFF were found to be at high risk of developing eating disorders.Conclusion: There seems to be a high level of underrecognized and under-treated disordered eating behaviors among female medical students at AUB. Raising awareness among medical students is important, as well as developing better prevention and treatment strategies.Keywords: eating disorder, medical students, middle east, eating behaviorsBizri MGeagea LKobeissy FTalih FDove Medical Pressarticleeating disordermedical studentsmiddle easteating behaviorsNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol Volume 16, Pp 1879-1887 (2020)
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spellingShingle	eating disorder medical students middle east eating behaviors Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Bizri M Geagea L Kobeissy F Talih F Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Medical Students in a Lebanese Medical School: A Cross-Sectional Study
description	Maya Bizri, Luna Geagea, Firas Kobeissy, Farid Talih American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonCorrespondence: Farid Talih Email ft10@aub.edu.lbBackground: Eating disorders are among the most severe psychiatric disorders. Medical students are subjected to high levels of stress and have a high risk of developing burnout and mental health problems, including eating disorders. Due to societal stigma and lack of awareness, it is plausible that disordered eating behaviors among students may go unrecognized and under-reported. The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and possible factors associated with eating disorders among medical students at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon (AUB).Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2017 at AUB. Electronic anonymous surveys were sent to all 412 medical students, with a mean age of 23, enrolled in our four-year medical school. In addition to demographic data, students were asked to complete two validated questionnaires, the SCOFF and EAT-26, to assess eating disorders risk.Results: Total responses were 156, out of which 124 completed the whole survey. A total of 131 participants completed the Eat-26 questionnaire and 124 participants completed the SCOFF questionnaire. Out of those, 17% on EAT-26 and 19% on SCOFF were found to be at high risk of developing eating disorders.Conclusion: There seems to be a high level of underrecognized and under-treated disordered eating behaviors among female medical students at AUB. Raising awareness among medical students is important, as well as developing better prevention and treatment strategies.Keywords: eating disorder, medical students, middle east, eating behaviors
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title	Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Medical Students in a Lebanese Medical School: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short	Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Medical Students in a Lebanese Medical School: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full	Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Medical Students in a Lebanese Medical School: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr	Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Medical Students in a Lebanese Medical School: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Medical Students in a Lebanese Medical School: A Cross-Sectional Study

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