eating-disorder

Example Sentences

• "While in the hospital Casey meets a “supportive” friend, Carol Link (Melanie Mayron), a teen with bulimarexia, an eating-disorder which leads her to alternately gorge herself on food and then force herself to vomit."
• "I shall argue that the metaphor of psychic skin and the vicissitudes of that skin can particularly aid understanding some of the disturbances in early mental processes that contribute to the development of an eating-disorder. […] sustaining a notion of containing internal space, something that is often deeply problematic for those with an eating-disorder. […] In illustration and extension of these ideas, I have sought to highlight some of their clinical manifestations in patients with eating-disorders."
• "An impressive body of research can be found on advertising’s contribution to eating-disorders, consumption of alcohol, tobacco, etc. However, no research can be found on advertising’s role in the consumption of skin-lightening products which has become increasingly popular in Asia. Similar to eating-disorders, skin-lightening is an issue concerning body image with potential harmful consequences."
• "Similarly, children of parents with anxiety – [19], substance use – [16,20], and eating-disorders [21-23] are also at higher risk for psychopathology."
• "For example, I once had a client who overcame an eating-disorder early in her adolescence."