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Bulimia nervosa in the chinese
Author(s) -
Schmidt Ulrike
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199312)14:4<505::aid-eat2260140415>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , psychology , anorexia nervosa , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , eating disorders , psychiatry
Abstract Typical DSM‐III‐R bulimia nervosa with self‐induced vomiting was found in 2 women of Hong Kong Chinese origin and a Chinese man from Malaysia. All 3 cases had a family history of obesity. In 2 of the cases a period of weight gain and in the third case frank obesity preceded the onset of the eating disorder. Cultural transition seemed to play an important part in the onset and maintenance of the eating disorder. © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.