1. Eating Disorders In Women
Approximately one percent of adolescent girls develop anorexia nervosa, a dangerous condition in which they can literally starve themselves to death. Another two to three percent of young women develop bulimia nervosa, a destructive pattern of excessive overeating followed by vomiting or other "purging" behaviors to control their weight. ... In anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, eating behaviors seem to develop as a way of healing the stress and anxieties. ... Bulimia nervosa treatment is a supportive and trusting therapeutic relationship and good rapport must be established b...
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