Purging disorder: subthreshold variant or full-threshold eating disorder?
Article Abstract:
An analysis explains the clinical significance, symptoms and prevalence of a newly characterized eating disorder, namely purging disorder (PD). The findings show that PD is quite similar to bulimia nervosa (BN) and mostly affects young adult women.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 2007
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Purging disorder: An ominous variant of bulimia nervosa?
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The clinical significance and distinctiveness of purging disorder (PD) is evaluated. PD is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent purging in the absence of objective binge episodes among normal-weight individual.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 2005
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The use of multiple purging methods as an indicator of eating disorder severity
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The result of a study that compared the use of multiple methods of purging with the frequency of purging as indicators of the severity of eating disorders are discussed.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 2007
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