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The dietary chaos syndrome: A useful new term?
Author(s) -
Palmer Robert L.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1979.tb02513.x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychology , term (time) , chaos (operating system) , anorexia , eating disorders , psychiatry , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , physics , computer security , quantum mechanics , computer science
Following typical primary anorexia nervosa some subjects enter a state characterized by disordered eating behaviour and emotional instability whilst remaining at or above a normal weight. Other subjects may reach a similar position without having been in a state of anorexia nervosa. Surprisingly the state seems to lack a satisfactory name. The term ‘Dietary chaos syndrome’ is proposed.