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Serotonin and Norepinephrine Activity in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa: Relationship to Nutrition, Feeding, and Mood

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Anorexia and bulimia nervosa (DSM-III-R, 1987) are disorders of unknown etiology which are characterized by alterations of appetitive behavior and distortions of body image. Eating disorder patients have dysphoric mood (Hudson et al., 1983a) and various forms of hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction.

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Kaye, W.H., Weltzin, T.E., Hsu, L.K.G. (1993). Serotonin and Norepinephrine Activity in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa: Relationship to Nutrition, Feeding, and Mood. In: Mann, J.J., Kupfer, D.J. (eds) Biology of Depressive Disorders. The Depressive Illness Series, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9501-1_7

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