Feder Stephen, Isserlin Leanna, Seale Emily, Hammond Nicole, Norris Mark L
a Division of Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , Ontario , Canada.
b Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Ottawa , Ontario , Canada.
Eat Disord. 2017 Jul-Sep;25(4):310-317. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2017.1297112. Epub 2017 Mar 10.
This study reviews the overlap between eating disorders (EDs) and gender dysphoria (GD) in an adolescent population. A retrospective chart review was conducted on a clinical population presenting for concerns of GD. It was noted that five of the 97 patients had been found to be suffering from an ED at presentation. An additional 10 patients were noted to have ED-related symptoms. Although ED risk was elevated in trans males and females, absolute risk was higher in trans males when compared to population based prevalence rates. Our results suggest that rates of EDs and ED-related symptoms are high in patients presenting with GD, and that standard screening for these symptoms should be considered in both populations at assessment and over the course of treatment.
本研究回顾了青少年人群中饮食失调（EDs）与性别焦虑（GD）之间的重叠情况。对因性别焦虑问题前来就诊的临床人群进行了回顾性病历审查。结果发现，97名患者中有5名在就诊时被诊断患有饮食失调症。另有10名患者被发现有与饮食失调相关的症状。尽管跨性别男性和女性患饮食失调症的风险均有所升高，但与基于总体人群的患病率相比，跨性别男性的绝对风险更高。我们的研究结果表明，患有性别焦虑症的患者中饮食失调症及与饮食失调相关症状的发生率较高，因此在对这两类人群进行评估和治疗过程中，均应考虑对这些症状进行标准筛查。
