DIABULIMIA - CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF EATING DISORDERS

Eating disorders are becoming an increasingly common problem. This problem becomes particularly dangerous when it concerns specific groups in which the occurrence of any nutritional irregularities constitutes a serious threat to health and even life. This is the case for diabulimia, which I will pre...

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Main Author: B. Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Trakia University 2019-06-01
Series:Trakia Journal of Sciences
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Online Access:http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol.17,%20Suppl.2,%202019/13.pdf
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Summary:Eating disorders are becoming an increasingly common problem. This problem becomes particularly dangerous when it concerns specific groups in which the occurrence of any nutritional irregularities constitutes a serious threat to health and even life. This is the case for diabulimia, which I will present in more detail in this article. Personality predispositions and socio-cultural factors are determined as the main risk factors of development of eating disorders, inclusive diabulimia.
ISSN:1312-1723
1313-3551