Understanding anorexia: an hermeneutic approach as a methodological alternative for the field of contemporary anorexia research

Theories of anorexia nervosa have mainly been dominated by psychiatry and concentrate upon its physiological aspects, both in diagnosis and treatment. This has led to a search for organic causes behind anorectic conditions, instead of seeing it as molded and shaped both by the individual and the soc...

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Main Author: Anne Puuronen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 1999-02-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67274