title: Eating disorders and panic: four cases of pathological coping.
abstract: Four cases demonstrate the intensification of distress when coping triggers panic and pathological eating. In all four cases, eating-disordered patients attempt to alleviate panic with food, and instead exacerbate both the panic and eating disorder symptomatology. Implications for the assessment and treatment of persons diagnosed with panic disorder and an eating disorder are presented.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Chesler
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*