Table of Contents

PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Case of Jan -- Session 2 -- Session 3 -- Session 4 -- Session 5 -- Session 6 -- 1 EPIDEMIC OF THE 80s -- What is Bulimia? -- What Causes Bulimia? -- Case of Jane -- Session 2 -- Session 3 -- Session 4 -- Session 5 -- Session 6 -- For Whom is this Book Intended? -- Do Men Have Bulimia? -- 2 MEDICAL ASPECTS OF BULIMIA -- Case of Sherri -- Case of Karen -- What are the Demographic Features? -- What is the Clinical Syndrome? -- What are the Medical Complications of Bulimia? -- Intentional malnutrition -- Binge eating -- Self-induced vomiting -- Cathartic drug abuse -- Diuretic drug abuse -- Strenuous exercise -- Case of Laurie -- Case of Sharon -- What are Medical Treatments? -- 3 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES -- Does the Body Have a Self-regulator for Weight Control? -- What Is the Set-point Concept? -- Does Weight Vary from Person to Person as Height Does? -- Does Binge Eating Occur Among People of Different Weight Levels? -- Case of Rita -- Case of Diane -- Case of Karen -- 4 THE FANATICAL PURSUIT OF THINNESS -- Is Thinness Becoming More Fashionable? -- Is Dieting an Answer? -- Is Thinness Related to Social Class? -- Has a Recent Evolution Occurred in the Ideal Body Shape of Women? -- Is the Fear of Fat a Major Factor in Bulimia? -- Case of Polly -- What Have Women with Bulimia Said About Being F at? -- What Are Consequences of Fear of Fat? -- Case of Jan -- Does Dieting Generally Precede Bulimia? -- What Sequence of Events Leads to Bulimia? -- Effects of Overcontrol -- Is the Need for Control Frequent in Women with Bulimia? -- Do Obese and Normal Weight Persons Differ in Response to Food? -- Are Binges Caused by Functioning Below Normal Set-point? -- Case of Vickie -- What Are some National Steps that Would Reduce Causes for Bulimia? -- 5 DIETING AND DEPRESSION: EMOTIONAL RESPONSES TO DIETING -- Does a State of Semi-Starvation and Dieting Produce Similar Behavioral Characteristics? -- Are Personality Tests Scores Different

About the Author

Barbara G Bauer, Ph.D. (Author) , Wayne P Anderson, Ph.D. (Author) , Robert W Hyatt (Author)