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The prevalence of bulimia among college students.

Author(s) -

Diana M. Zuckerman,

Amanda M. Colby,

Norma C. Ware,

Judith Lazerson

Publication year - 1986

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.76.9.1135

Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , psychiatry , binge eating , medicine , eating disorders , clinical psychology , psychology

A survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of bulimia and bulimic symptoms in a nonclinical sample of 907 college freshmen and seniors. Using criteria based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4 per cent of the women and 0.4 per cent of the men were classified as bulimic. Symptoms of bulimia, such as binge eating, purging behaviors, and extreme fear of gaining weight, were much more prevalent.

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