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Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
Author(s) -
Støylen Inge Jarl,
Laberg Jon Chr.
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.tb11086.x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , bulimia nervosa , eating disorders , psychology , etiology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , clinical psychology
Støylen IJ, Laberg JC. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Perspectives on etiology and cognitive behavior therapy. Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl. 361, Vol. 82. 1990: 52–58. This article gives a brief historical introduction to the field of eating disorders. Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN) are seen from a sociocultural point of view, and the current emphasis on slimness is regarded as an important factor in the etiology of eating disorders. A short description of the central features of BN is given, and some important explanatory psychological models are described with the emphasis on the cognitive‐behavioral model. Recent controlled treatment studies are cited.