A Comparison of Black and White Women With Binge Eating Disorder
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 September 2001
Kathleen M. Pike, Faith‐Anne Dohm, Ruth H. Striegel‐Moore, Denise E. Wilfley, Christopher G. Fairburn
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For both black and white women, binge eating disorder was associated with significant impairment in clinical functioning, and racial differences in clinical presentation underscore the importance of considering race in psychopathology research.
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For both black and white women, binge eating disorder was associated with significant impairment in clinical functioning. Yet, racial differences in clinical presentation underscore the importance of considering race in psychopathology research.
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