Abstract of main article: People with eating disorders often have low self-esteem, low self-awareness, are prone to extremes, have a need to avoid monotonity.

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Sources list for:
"Personality and Eating Disorders; Anorexia People; Bulimia People"

  1. Addiction and the Eating Disorders, by Caroline Davis, Ph.D., Psychiatric Times, February 2001.
  2. Personality Characteristics of Females Seeking Treatment for Obesity, Bulimia Nervosa and Alcoholic Disorders, by Gunborg Palme and Jacob Palme, Personality and individual differences 26(1999), Pergamon Press.
  3. Sohlberg, S. (1987): Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, Diagnosis, Treatment and the Role of Impulsivity for Long-Term Outcome. Acta Universitas Upsaliensis, Uppsala.
  4. Striegel-Moore and Rodin (1986): The Influence of Psychological Variables in Obesity. In Handbook of Eating Disorders, edited by Kelly D. Brosnell and John P. Foreyt, Basic Books, New York 1986.
  5. The personal experience of Gunborg Palme, certified psychologist and certified psychotherapist, teacher and tutor in psychotherapy.
  6. Fabio Piccini, doctor and Jungian psychotherapist, in charge of the "Centre for Eating Disorders Therapy" at "Malatesta Novello" nursing home in Cesena. Works privately in Rimini and Chiavari. E-mail:
  7. Daniela Bavestrello, psychologist and psychotherapist with psychodynamic training. Contract professor of Groups' Dynamics in the University of Bologna. Is jointly responsible for the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Services at "Malatesta Novello" nursing home in Cesena. She works privately in Rimini and Chiavari. Writes for "Donna Moderna" and "Starbene" magazines.
    E-mail: daniela.bavestrello@iol.it
  8. Personality Characteristics of Females Seeking Treatment for Obesity, Bulimia Nervosa and Alcoholic Disorders, by Gunborg and Jacob Palme, Personality and Individual Differences 26 (1999) 255-263.
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