Most psychologic and social theories of anorexia focus on the developmental pressures that challenge adolescent girls. Pregnancy, which causes profound physical, emotional, and cognitive changes, could represent an amplification of these developmental pressures. In this case study, pregnancy is sugg
Sociocultural factors in the development of anorexia nervosa in a black woman
โ Scribed by Willemsen, Ellen M.C. ;Hoek, Hans W.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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