Bulimia nervosa in the Chinese

Int J Eat Disord. 1993 Dec;14(4):505-9. doi: 10.1002/1098-108x(199312)14:4<505::aid-eat2260140415>3.0.co;2-n.

Abstract

Typical DSM-III-R bulimia nervosa with self-induced vomiting was found in 2 women of Hong Kong Chinese origin and a Chinese man from Malaysia. All 3 cases had a family history of obesity. In 2 of the cases a period of weight gain and in the third case frank obesity preceded the onset of the eating disorder. Cultural transition seemed to play an important part in the onset and maintenance of the eating disorder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Body Image
  • Bulimia / diagnosis*
  • Bulimia / psychology
  • Bulimia / therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • England
  • Ethnicity / psychology*
  • Feeding Behavior / psychology
  • Female
  • Hong Kong / ethnology
  • Humans
  • Malaysia / ethnology
  • Male