A register-based case-control study of health care utilization and costs in binge-eating disorder

Capturing trends in healthcare utilization may help to improve efficiencies in the detection and diagnosis of illness, to plan service delivery, and to forecast future health expenditures. For binge-eating disorder (BED), issues include lengthy delays in detection and diagnosis, missed opportunities for recognition and treatment, and morbidity. The study objective was to compare healthcare utilization and expenditure in people with and without BED.

Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - February 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hunna J. Watson, Andreas Jangmo, Tosha Smith, Laura M. Thornton, Yvonne von Hausswolff-Juhlin, Manisha Madhoo, Claes Norring, Elisabeth Welch, Camilla Wiklund, Henrik Larsson, Cynthia M. Bulik Source Type: research