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Can you dope yourself with food? On the abuse aspect of Bulimia Nervosa
Author(s) -
Peterson Birgit
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb11079.x
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , binge eating , psychology , socialization , eating disorders , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , developmental psychology
Petersson B. Can you dope yourself with food? On the abuse aspect of Bulimia Nervosa. Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl. 361, Vol. 82. 1990: 19–22. Bulimia Nervosa (BN) fulfilling the DSM‐III‐R criteria have been seen in Denmark since 1980. In this article the syndrome is divided in two parts, an abuse part, the binge‐eating and a part related to the socialization of women, the different forms of weight regulation. The development and treatment of the syndrome is discussed from experience with women in group psychotherapy.