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Review
. 1990:361:52-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb10756.x.

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Perspectives on etiology and cognitive behavior therapy

I J Støylen  1 , J C Laberg
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Review

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Perspectives on etiology and cognitive behavior therapy

I J Støylen et al. Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl. 1990.

Abstract

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.

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