Author/Editor		Jevšnik, Mojca
Title		Problemi in epidemiološke značilnosti anoreksije in bulimije nervoze v Sloveniji
Translated title		Problems and epidemiological characteristics of anorexia and bulimia nervosa in Slovenia
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vars
Vol. and No.		Letnik 37, št. 1-2
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 15-8
Language		slo
Abstract		Article delineates the essential characteristics of anorexia and bulimia nervosa, which are the most frequent among eating disorders. It emphasizes the multifactorial causality, wich no single basic cause having been found to account for all cases of this still very enigmatic syndrome. All that the patients have in common is their belief that through starvation they have found che way to cope with problems, stress and anxiety. For an evaluation of the epidemiological state of anorexia and bulimia nervosa in Slovenia, the indicators available are the data about hospital treatment and mortality, if present. The present health information system does not yield data concerning prevalence and morbidity incidence. The evaluation was made for the 1979-1995 period. Hospital treatment rate was calculated and characteristics of the differences between sexes, age groups and timing of the phenomenon were estimated. According to International Classification of the Diseases (ICD-9) the disorder was observed as Anorexia nervosa (307.1). Comparisons with other countries are limited owing to different criteria and manner of presentation. Anorexia and bulimia nervosa are undoubtedly increasing and there are obvious differences between the sexes that is evident from our data.
Summary		V članku so predstavljene bistvene značilnosti anoreksije in bulimije nervoze, ki sta najbolj razširjeni med boleznimi hranjenja. Opozarja na multifaktorsko vzročnost, kjer do sedaj nobena teorija sama zase ne more zadovoljivo razložiti teh dveh bolezni. Vsem bolnikom je skupno le to, da so s stradanjem odkrili način, kako navidezno reševati probleme in obvladovati anksioznost. Za oceno epidemiološkega stanja anoreksije in bulimije nervoze v Sloveniji, po starostnih skupinah in spolu, imamo od kazalcev v Sloveniji na voljo le podatke o bolnišničnem zdravljenju in umrljivosti, če je prisotna. Podatkov o prevalenci in incidenci zbolevnosti nam dosedanji zdravstveni informacijski sistem ne omogoča. Ocenjeno je obdobje od 1979. do 1995. leta. Izračunana je stopnja bolnišničnega zdravljenja. Ugotovljene so značilne razlike med spoloma, starostnimi skupinami in časovno gibanje pojava. Obolenje se opazuje po šifrantu Mednarodne klasifikacije bolezni (MKB-9): Anoreksija nervoza (307.1). Primerjave z drugimi državami so zaradi različnih meril in načina prikazovanja pojava omejene. Nedvomno omenjeni bolezni hranjenja naraščata, razlike med spoloma so očitne, kar je razvidno tudi iz domačih podatkov. Smrti zaradi anoreksije in bulimije nervoze v opazovanem obdobju od 1979. do 1995. leta ni bilo.
Descriptors		ANOREXIA NERVOSA BULIMIA EATING DISORDERS SLOVENIA