Educating Dental Students About Eating Disorders: Perceptions and Practice of Interprofessional Care (original) (raw)

E ating disorders (EDs) can be described as "a group of psychopathological disorders affecting patient relationship with food and his/ her own body, which manifests through disordered or chaotic eating behavior" 1 and are considered a major public health issue in the U.S. today. 2-6 The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) has identified anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) as the two main ED diagnoses. 7 Potential effects of the disorders can be severe. The mortality rate associated with AN is the highest among all mental health disorders, 7-9 and an epidemiological study reported that AN and BN combined "rank as the 12th leading cause of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) in females aged 15-19 years in highincome countries." 10 In fact, self-induced starvation