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Laxative Misuse

Laxative Misuse is a maladaptive compensatory behavior characterized by the excessive and inappropriate use of laxatives to eliminate calories, control body weight, or induce purging, distinguishing it from therapeutic laxative use in gastrointestinal disorders.

170

Publications

8.1K

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651

Authors

317

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

170

Binge-eating and vomiting: a survey of a college population

Katherine A. Halmi, James R. Falk, Estelle Schwartz · Psychological Medicine · 1981 · 626 citations

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Epidemiology of Constipation (EPOC) Study in The United States: Relation of Clinical Subtypes to Sociodemographic Features

Walter F. Stewart, Joshua Liberman, Robert S. Sandler et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 1999 · 458 citations

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Eating Disorder Behaviors Are Increasing: Findings from Two Sequential Community Surveys in South Australia

Phillipa Hay, Jonathan Mond, Petra Büttner et al. · PLoS ONE · 2008 · 334 citations · Full text

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A multinational survey of prevalence and patterns of laxative use among adults with self‐defined constipation

Arnold Wald, Carmelo Scarpignato, Stefan Mueller‐Lissner et al. · Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2008 · 272 citations

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Community norms for the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) among transgender men and women

Jason M. Nagata, Stuart B. Murray, Emilio J. Compte et al. · Eating Behaviors · 2020 · 144 citations · Full text

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Authors

651

  1. PH
    Phillipa Hay

    Western Sydney University, Australia

    6 publications · 540 citations

    6

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  2. JM
    Jonathan Mond

    Western Sydney University, Australia

    5 publications · 478 citations

    5

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  3. GN
    G. Nusko

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

    3 publications · 212 citations

    3

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  4. CM
    Cynthia M. Bulik

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    3 publications · 172 citations

    3

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  5. EE
    Ellen E. Fitzsimmons‐Craft

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    3 publications · 118 citations

    3

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Institutions

317

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    873 citations

  2. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    681 citations

  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    391 citations

  5. Western Sydney University

    Richmond, Australia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    428 citations

  6. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    447 citations

  7. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    199 citations

  8. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    256 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Eating Disorders

    16 publications · 572 citations

    14

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 21 publications · 591 citations

    13

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  3. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

    4 publications · 98 citations

    4

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  4. The American Journal of Gastroenterology

    AJG · 4 publications · 641 citations

    4

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  5. Gut

    3 publications · 178 citations

    3

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