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Health Services Use In Eating Disorders, R H. Striegel, L Debar, G T. Wilson, J Dickerson, F Rosselli, N Perrin, F Lynch, H C. Kraemer

Ruth Striegel Weissman

Background

This study examined healthcare services used by adults diagnosed with an eating disorder (ED) in a large health maintenance organization in the Pacific Northwest.

Method

Electronic medical records were used to collect information on all out-patient and in-patient visits and medication dispenses, from 2002 to 2004, for adults aged 18–55 years who received an ED diagnosis during 2003. Healthcare services received the year prior to, and following, the receipt of an ED diagnosis were examined. Cases were matched to five comparison health plan members who had a health plan visit close to the date of the matched case’s ED …