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APA report cites critical gaps in evidence for current treatment of children's behavioral and mental health problems
(09/10/06)

Depression and difficulty expressing feelings are associated with eating disorders for women coming from abusive families, study finds
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psychology news
What is an eating disorder?
April 23, 2008, Medical News Today

Three out of four women have disordered eating
April 23, 2008, ScienceDaily

Eating disorders may be contagious
April 18, 2008, Yahoo

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Monitor on Psychology
Body dissatisfaction affects ethnic-minority and white women alike
(September 2006)

Researchers question validity of dieting measures
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journals
Association Between Childhood Physical and Emotional Abuse and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Female Undergraduates: An Investigation of the Mediating Role of Alexithymia and Depression (January 2002)

Combined Dieting and Stress Evoke Exaggerated Responses to Opioids in Binge-Eating Rats (October 2005)

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