The relationship between eating disorders and obesity: Psychopathologic and treatment considerations

Authors
Kaplan, AS Ciliska, D
Citation
As. Kaplan et D. Ciliska, The relationship between eating disorders and obesity: Psychopathologic and treatment considerations, PSYCHIAT AN, 29(4), 1999, pp. 197
Citations number
54
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
PSYCHIATRIC ANNALS
ISSN journal
00485713 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0048-5713(199904)29:4<197:TRBEDA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The authors explore the relationship among dieting, body dissatisfaction, a nd eating disorders. They suggest that obesity is not necessarily associate d with eating disorders, but that dieting, which is frequent in individuals with obesity may trigger such a disturbance.