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Peer reviewedBrone, Ronald J.; Fisher, Celia B. – Adolescence, 1988
Comparison of childhood and adolescent obesity and anorexia nervosa reveals etiological similarities between the two conditions, particularly regarding family interactional patterns. In both cases, family enmeshment and overprotectiveness resulted in a poor sense of identity and effectiveness. Some children, while compliant and dependent in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Anorexia Nervosa, Children
