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Peer reviewedBrouwers, Mariette – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1990
Sees body image dissatisfaction as contributing to development and maintenance of bulimia nervosa and bulimic's desire for thinness breeding low self-esteem, feelings of inadequacy, and resistance to recovery. Offers treatment suggestions for body image dissatisfaction as it relates to bulimia. Advises counselors to be satisfied with their own…
Descriptors: Body Image, Bulimia, Counseling Techniques, Females
