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Dieting, body weight, body image and self‐esteem in young women: doctors' dilemmas
Author(s) -
Abraham Suzanne F
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05382.x
Subject(s) - dieting , self esteem , eating disorders , psychology , psychological intervention , body weight , weight loss , weight control , clinical psychology , medicine , developmental psychology , obesity , psychiatry
Many young women feel that body image and exercise are important for their self‐esteem, want to lose weight, are afraid they might gain weight, and feel fat. Interventions that improve self‐esteem, encourage communication and help adolescents to be supportive of each other may prevent some of these women from developing eating disorders. If an eating disorder is suspected, it may be useful for physicians to ask about fear of loss of control over the body, eating, weight and shape; and preoccupation with food, eating, nutrition, body weight and shape, as these issues may differentiate those at greater risk.