## Abstract ## Objective: Keel et al.3 introduced the diagnostic category of purging disorder (PD), an eating disorder characterized by recurring purging behaviors in the absence of objective binges. The current study sought to investigate psychological correlates among individuals with a lifetime
An exploratory investigation of purging disorder
β Scribed by Kathryn E. Smith; Janis H. Crowther
- Book ID
- 119231166
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 260 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1471-0153
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