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ERIC Number: EJ340385
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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"Fasting Girls": Reflections on Writing the History of Anorexia Nervosa
Brumberg, Joan Jacobs
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, v50 n4-5 p93-104 1986
Reflects on the history of anorexia nervosa among adolescent ("fasting") girls, suggesting that its psychodynamics have changed over time. Focuses on the social and cultural processes by which anorexia nervosa became a disease. Argues for a conception of anorexia nervosa that incorporates culture as well as biomedical and psychological models. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anorexia Nervosa, Clinical Diagnosis, Cultural Influences, Eating Habits, Family Influence, Females, Physical Health, Psychosomatic Disorders, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Collected Works - General; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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