Department of Psychiatry, Mount Carmel Hospital, Attard, Malta,
Psychiatr Danub. 2013 Sep;25 Suppl 2:S256-7.
In the beginning of 2014 a new service (residential and non residential) for eating disorders is being planned to open in Malta. A telephone based survey was conducted between 30 May and 11 June 2012. A randomized sample of 6000 of the population between 15 and 50 years old was chosen. 2.9 per cent of respondents have suffered from an eating disorder at some point in time. 2.0 percent of these had suffered from an eating disorder in the past, while the remaining (0.9 per cent) were suffering from an eating disorder at the time of study. Out of these 2,008 individuals participated in the study. Binge Eating was the most common eating disorder, with 55.8 per cent of respondents having this condition, followed by Anorexia (34.3 per cent) and Bulimia (13.3 per cent). These results were comparable to those of other European countries. Awareness of these conditions in the general population was generally good, higher in females and in those with a higher educational level.
2014 年初，马耳他计划开设一个新的饮食障碍服务机构（包括住院和不住院服务）。2012 年 5 月 30 日至 6 月 11 日期间进行了一项基于电话的调查。随机选择了年龄在 15 至 50 岁之间的 6000 名居民作为样本。2.9%的受访者曾在某个时候患有饮食障碍。其中 2.0%的人在过去曾患有饮食障碍，而其余（0.9%）在研究时患有饮食障碍。在这 2008 人中，有 2008 人参与了这项研究。暴饮暴食是最常见的饮食障碍，有 55.8%的受访者有这种情况，其次是厌食症（34.3%）和贪食症（13.3%）。这些结果与其他欧洲国家的结果相当。公众对这些疾病的认识普遍较好，女性和受教育程度较高的人对此认识较高。
