Indian J. Psychiat
T.N.SRINIVASAN, T.R.SURESH, VASANTHA JAYARAM, M.PETER FERNANDEZ
Data on the nature and extent of major eating disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia is lacking in
non-white, native populations of the developing world, leaving a gap in understanding the determinants of these disorders. In a study on 210 medical students examined by a two-stage survey method, 31 subjects were found to liave distress relating to their eating habits and body size not amounting to criterion-based diagnosis of eating disorders. The characteristics of this eating distress syndrome are described in relation to the major eating disorders. Read The Full Article
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