title: Eating disorders in India.
abstract: Data on the nature and extent of major eating disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia is lacking in non-white, native populations of the developing world, leaving a gap in understanding the determinants of these disorders. In a study on 210 medical students examined by a two-stage survey method, 31 subjects were found to have distress relating to their eating habits and body size not amounting to criterion-based diagnosis of eating disorders. The characteristics of this eating distress syndrome are described in relation to the major eating disorders.
authors: T.N. Srinivasan, MD., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Madras 600 116.
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authors: Srinivasan
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authors: Suresh
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authors: Jayaram
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authors: Fernandez