title: Bulimia nervosa in Hong Kong Chinese patients.
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 effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Wing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D007389:Internal-External Control; D010553:Personality Development; D012931:Social Environment