The eating disorders NOS diagnostic profile among college women |
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Authors: | Schwitzer A M Rodriguez L E Thomas C Salimi L |
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Affiliation: | Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. aschwitz@odu.edu |
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Abstract: | The authors examined a proposed profile of eating-related behaviors, associated features, developmental issues, and help-seeking behavior among college women, using an eating disorder response program. The most common symptom scenario was a pattern of regular binge eating, together with daily exercise and occasional purging. The most common associated features were distressing or dysfunctional overconcern about body image and self-esteem, usually with day-to-day stress and intermittent depression. The women who fit this pattern also presented developmental issues of perfectionism, conflictual relationships with parents, and struggles for independence; and they tended to be ambivalent about seeking services. Implications for practice, including the need to develop a framework for eating disorder responses on campus that includes preventive programs and developmental interventions to target emerging and moderate concerns are discussed; limitations and the preliminary nature of the findings are explicated. |
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