Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2003):

A true picture of eating disorders among African American women: a review of literature.

Full Abstract

A review of published studies reveals a serious deficit in scope of eating disorders among African American women. While the "Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among African American Women" (Mulholland & Mintz, 2001), and "A Comparison of Black and White Women With Binge Eating Disorder" (Pike, Dohm, Stiegel-Moore, Wilfley, & Fairburn, 2001) offer substantial findings in an area of under representation, the findings of these studies leave many vacancies in the true picture of eating disorders among African American women. Sufficient examination of the relationship of familial roles, cultural influences, and unique stressors to African American women are not prevalent in the available studies and are not evaluated as substantial influences on maladaptive eating regulation responses.

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Author information

Author/s: Tyler, Indira D (ID);

Affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Science and Technology, Norfolk State University, USA. indiratyler(-atsign-)hotmail.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: The ABNF journal : official journal of the Association of Black Nursing Faculty in Higher Education, Inc (ABNF J), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2003 May-Jun; vol 14 (issue 3) : pp 73-4

Dates: Created 2003/07/14; Completed 2003/08/27; Revised 2005/11/16;

PMID: 12856447, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Adaptation, Psychological Adult African Americans - statistics & numerical data African Continental Ancestry Group Culture Eating Disorders - ethnology Female

Humans Prejudice Prevalence Research Design - trends Students - statistics & numerical data United States - epidemiology Universities - statistics & numerical data

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