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Laxative Abuse

Laxative Abuse is a pathological behavioral pattern characterized by the chronic and excessive use of laxatives for weight control or purging, distinguished from therapeutic laxative use by its maladaptive intent and associated health complications.

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439

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134

Characteristics of 275 patients with bulimia

John C. Mitchell, Dorothy K. Hatsukami, Elke D. Eckert et al. · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1985 · 436 citations

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Binge-eating disorder and the night-eating syndrome

A J Stunkard · Appetite · 1995 · 216 citations · Full text

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Self-Injurious Behavior in Anorexia Nervosa

Angela Favaro, Paolo Santonastaso · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease · 2000 · 192 citations

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Impulsive and Compulsive Self-Injurious Behavior in Bulimia Nervosa: Prevalence and Psychological Correlates

Angela Favaro, Paolo Santonastaso · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease · 1998 · 190 citations

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Anthranoid laxative abuse--a risk for colorectal cancer?

C.‐P. Siegers, E von Hertzberg-Lottin, M. Otte et al. · Gut · 1993 · 184 citations · Full text

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Authors

439

  1. JE
    James E. Mitchell

    Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, United States

    7 publications · 325 citations

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  2. RL
    Richard L. Pyle

    Bernice P. Bishop Museum, United States

    6 publications · 674 citations

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  3. ED
    Elke D. Eckert

    University of Minnesota, United States

    4 publications · 645 citations

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  4. CM
    Cynthia M. Bulik

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    3 publications · 210 citations

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  5. RD
    Ross D. Crosby

    University of North Dakota, United States

    3 publications · 54 citations

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Institutions

211

  1. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    532 citations

  2. University of Minnesota Medical Center

    Minneapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    776 citations

  3. Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

    Sydney, Australia

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    256 citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    563 citations

  5. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    129 citations

  6. University of Padua

    Padua, Italy

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    798 citations

  7. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

    Munich, Germany

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    166 citations

  8. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    3 h-index

    16 publications

    702 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Eating Disorders

    29 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 17 publications · 515 citations

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  3. Gut

    6 publications · 503 citations

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  4. European Eating Disorders Review

    5 publications · 269 citations

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  5. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

    4 publications · 473 citations

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