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Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 3e
| Section III. Health-Related Behavior > |
Chapter 20. Eating Disorders
Sections: Eating Disorders: Introduction, Multidimensional Model, Theoretical Considerations, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Summary, Suggested Readings, Web Sites.
Topics Discussed: eating disorder.
Excerpt:"The eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, are receiving more clinical and research attention than ever before, paralleling an increase in their prevalence over the past few decades. Such disturbances in eating behavior are, of course, not new. Historical documentation of anorexia nervosa dates back to the early Christian saints. Binging and purging, although distinct from our current concept of bulimia nervosa, took place in the lives of ancient Romans...."
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