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Experiences of Women with Bulimia Nervosa in a Mindfulness-Based Eating Disorder Treatment Group
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Experiences of Women with Bulimia Nervosa in a Mindfulness-Based Eating Disorder Treatment Group
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ABSTRACT
In response to the cultural idealization of thinness, over 50% of adolescent girls think they are overweight and consequently diet (Fisher et al., 1995). Moreover, 5 to 10 million adolescent girls and women in the United States are estimated to struggle with eating disorders (National Eating Disorders Association, 2006). Bulimia nervosa occurs in 1 to 4% of American collegeage women (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000).