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Bulimia Nervosa in Hong Kong Chinese Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Sing Lee ,
L. K. George Hsu  and
Y. K. Wing
Sing Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 11/F Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
L. K. George Hsu
Affiliation:
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Y. K. Wing
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

In contrast to the West, bulimic disorders are rarer than anorexia nervosa in Hong Kong. Four female normal-weight bulimic patients with mostly typical clinical features and conspicuous morbidity are reported. The case histories support the hypothesis that binge-eating is used to regulate unpleasant affect.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 4 , October 1992 , pp. 545 - 551
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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