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Book: Coping Strategies Therapy for Bulemia   In the news: Role of early trauma   best bets 1. Find a psychologist 2. About eating disorders 3. Binge-eating disorder: What's the best treatment? 4. Eating disorders facts & statistics Advertisements press releases 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 (01/13/02) more press releases >> 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 more psychology news >> Monitor on Psychology Body dissatisfaction affects ethnic-minority and white women alike (September 2006) Researchers question validity of dieting measures (April 2005) more Monitor news >> books & videos Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment (CE credit) Buy this book Exacting Beauty: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment of Body Image Disturbance Spiritual Approaches in the Treatment of Women With Eating Disorders more books & videos on eating disorders >> 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) Journal of Abnormal Psychology more journals >> internal APA resources About eating disorders PsycLAW: Bucy v. Bucy Find a psychologist more internal resources >> additional links National Mental Health Information Center National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders more links >>

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