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Sonja A. Swanson

Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications -  136
Citations -  13113

Sonja A. Swanson is an academic researcher from Erasmus University Rotterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Eating disorders & Bulimia nervosa. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 125 publications receiving 10155 citations. Previous affiliations of Sonja A. Swanson include University of Toronto & Harvard University.

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Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)

TL;DR: Estimates of the lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV mental disorders with and without severe impairment, their comorbidity across broad classes of disorder, and their sociodemographic correlates are presented to provide the first prevalence data on a broad range of mental disorders in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents.
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Prevalence and Correlates of Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement

TL;DR: Eating disorders and subthreshold eating conditions are prevalent in the general adolescent population and their impact is demonstrated by generally strong associations with other psychiatric disorders, role impairment, and suicidality.
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Service utilization for lifetime mental disorders in U.S. adolescents: results of the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A).

TL;DR: Examination of rates and sociodemographic correlates of lifetime mental health service use by severity, type, and number of DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement foundmarked racial disparities in lifetime rates of mental health treatment highlight the urgent need to identify and combat barriers to the recognition and treatment of these conditions.
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Increased mortality in bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a longitudinal assessment of mortality over 8 to 25 years in 1,885 individuals with anorexia, bulimia, or eating disorder not otherwise specified who presented for treatment at a specialized eating disorders clinic in an academic medical center.