Primary Prevention of Eating Disorders

Catherine M. Shisslak; Marjorie Crago; Mary E. Neal; Barbara Swain

doi:10.1037/0022-006X.55.5.660

Primary Prevention of Eating Disorders

Catherine M. Shisslak, Marjorie Crago, Mary E. Neal, Barbara Swain

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Eating disorders have increased dramatically over the past two decades, but the primary prevention of these disorders has received little attention. This article summarizes our current understanding of anorexia nervosa and bulimia and offers some suggestions for the primary prevention of these disorders at the individual, family, and community levels.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	660-667
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Volume	55
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.55.5.660
State	Published - Oct 1987
Externally published	Yes

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