The dyslipophobias: a view of the psychopathologies involved and the hazards of construing anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa as 'eating disorders'

摘要

The term 'eating disorder' is in widespread use. Like a 'cough' due to underlying tuberculosis or lung cancer, it may be all that is symptomatically evident but it is of little diagnostic value in itself. Simply to attempt to modify the eating pattern is likely to be ineffectual and may be counterproductive or dangerous.