Work

Eating disorders in adolescents and young adults

Year: 2002

Type: review

Abstract: Adolescence and young adulthood mark the convergence of substantial biologic and social change. Individuals differ in their innate capacity to tolerate change. Research suggests that some of the personality characteristics that are fundamental to individuals with eating disorders may render them particularly vulnerable to the impact of a changing body and changing social demands. The fact that eating disorders emerge primarily during adolescence and often run a protracted course can deprive the afflicted individual of the core social, emotional, and biologic developmental processes that normally occur during this time of life.

Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

DOI: 10.1016/s1056-4993(01)00004-9

Author: Cynthia M Bulik

Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University

Language: English

Topic: Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health