Eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Hans-christoph Steinhausen2009, Cambridge University Press eBooks
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This report addresses the serious psychological and medical issues surrounding anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, two eating disorders characterized by disordered eating behaviors and deep emotional turmoil. Anorexia nervosa leads to self-starvation and severe physical complications, while bulimia nervosa involves episodes of binge-eating followed by purging. Both conditions predominantly affect young women, though they can also affect men, and are often exacerbated by societal pressures regarding thinness.
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