"Some contributory factors appear to be necessary for the appearance of eating disorders, but none is sufficient. Eating disorders may represent a way of coping with problems of identity and personal control."
— Eating disorder

January 1, 1970

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Polivy, J; Herman, CP (2002). "Causes of eating disorders". Annual Review of Psychology. 53: 187–213. doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.53.100901.135103. PMID 11752484.