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Body Image Disturbance, An Issue Of Anorexia Nervosa
Author(s) -
TREVANHAWKE JUDITH A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1985.tb01481.x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , disturbance (geology) , psychology , eating disorders , psychotherapist , anorexia , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , paleontology , biology
Opposing views as to the validity of body image disturbance as a diagnostic criterion for anorexia nervosa are discussed in relation to diagnosis, prognosis, and the treatment mode. The various methods used to assess body image disturbance are examined and a recommendation that the occupational therapy literature should be investigated to enable a proposal for treatment of the more severe instances of anorexia nervosa.