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Fearing Fat: A Literature Review of Family Systems Understandings and Treatments of

Anorexia and Bulimia

Author(s): Kyle D. Killian

Source: Family Relations, Vol. 43, No. 3 (Jul., 1994), pp. 311-318

Published by: National Council on Family Relations

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REVIEWOF FAMILYSYSTEMS

FEARINGFAT:A LITERATURE

OF

UNDERSTANDINGSAND TREATMENTS

ANOREXIA AND BULIMIA*

Kyle D. Killian**

variables associated with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa andfamThis article reviews the literature examiningfamily

ily systems treatments for these eating disorders. Definitions of and diagnostic criteria for anorexia and bulimia are presented,

and the prevalence of these disorders is discussed. The role psychopathological, sociological, and interpersonalfactors play in

the etiology of eating disorders is reviewed. Family therapy approaches to treating anorexia and bulimia are discussed, and

recommendations for...