Table 7 Case studies and case series
From: Eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image research in New Zealand: a scoping review
References | Population focus | Focus | Key data collected | Sample n | Gender | Age | Ethnicity | Summary findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulik [227] | BN | BN participant who ate large quantities of bran as a method of simultaneously bingeing and purging | Case notes | 1 | F | 27 | European | Reported positive treatment outcome following CBT including exposure with response prevention |
Bulik [228] | BN | Characteristics of a woman who self-induced a miscarriage through dietary restriction and exercise | SCID I and II, self-monitoring | 1 | F | 28 | Not stated | First account of intentional use of ED behaviours to cause a miscarriage. Commentary on patient’s perspective |
Bulik [229] | BN, AN (ATS) | Case of participant who combined her ED symptoms with factitious presentations | Case notes, structured interview | 1 | F | Late 30s | Not stated | AN and BN true comorbid conditions with Munchausen's syndrome |
Hall [230] | Service data BN, AN, Atypical EDs | Examined referral patterns to the eating disorder service in Wellington from 1977 to 1986 | Interviews about ED history, case record review | 343 | 96% F | 15–29 | Not stated | Rates of AN were stable but BN referrals increased from 6 to 44/100,000 per year |
Hill [231] | AN | Case, treatment, and outcome of an elderly woman with AN | Case notes | 1 | F | 72 | Not stated | Onset following bereavement of husband, after nine ECT treatments the eating behaviour improved and depressive symptoms diminished |
McKenzie [232] | AN Service data | Patterns of inpatient hospitalisation for AN patients admitted for the first time in 1980 and 1981 | Clinical data | 112 | 89% F 11% M | 20.2 ± 7.5 | 99% European 1% Māori | Long admissions, secondary only to schizophrenia and organic conditions., with 45% readmission within 5 years |
Scott [233]* | BN, AN | Own and family’s story in relation to author's experience with BN and AN | Conversations with family members | 1 (AN/BN) | F (author) | N/A | N/A | Author identifies growth following experience, AN/BN identified as something which defies logic, isolated author from others |
Surgenor [234] | AN | Case of attempted suicide using nasogastric feeding tube during AN treatment | Case description | 1 | F | 33 | Not stated | Advised potential precautions around those with NG who are at risk of self-harm |
Surgenor [235] | Atypical EDs | Case report on atypical eating disorder in transgendered woman | ED service assessment data, EDI-2 | 1 | Transgender | 25 | Fijian-Indian, European | Insight into the co-occurrence of an ED and transgenderism |
Wu [236] | BN, AN (GBDS) | ED prevalence and disability-adjusted life years in different countries between 1990 and 2017 | Age standard rates (prevalence), disability-adjusted life years | Not stated for NZ | Not stated for NZ | 5–50 (age groups) | Not stated for NZ | High age-standardized rates of prevalence and disability and adjusted life-years of eating disorders in Australasia |