## Abstract Binge eating disorder (BED) is characterized by frequent binge eating without compensatory behaviour and is thus often associated with obesity. Whereas for the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, one of the main diagnostic features is a negative body image, the resear
Body Image and Eating Disorders in Older Adults: A Review
β Scribed by Peat, Christine M.; Peyerl, Naomi L.; Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J.
- Book ID
- 126668083
- Publisher
- Heldref Publishing
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 171 KB
- Volume
- 135
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-1309
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