Objective This study was designed to assess female bulimic and control subjects' sensitivity
to changes in their own and a model's body. Method: A video distortion camera was …

Fifteen bulimic women (DSM III) and 15 women with no indication of an eating disorder,
matched pairwise with respect to age, weight and height, were assessed via a distorting …

A video image distortion technique was used to assess differences in the perceived (actual)
and ideal body size and shape among female patients with bulimia nervosa (n= 12) and two …

A disturbance in body image is generally recognised as central to the eating disorders.
Although misperception of body size has been examined extensively in anorexia nervosa …

Body image in anorexic and normal weight female subjects was investigated with a video TV
monitor. Eighteen subjects were presented with a task in which they manipulated their body …

A disturbance in the perception of personal body size and shape is a key feature of both
anorexia and bulimia nervosa, but it has proved difficult to quantify. Previous attempts have …

Results of a study of stability of body‐image distortion in seven inpatient anorexic women
over 4 weeks show that although analysis of grouped data reveals no mean change in body …

Previous research has shown that after adapting to a thin body, healthy participants (HP)
perceive pictures of their own bodies as being fatter and vice versa. This aftereffect might …

It has been suggested that a desire for control is a central factor in eating disorders. There is,
however, little evidence to support this clinical hypothesis. This experimental study …

Women diagnosed bulimia nervosa (n= 18) were matched on height and weight with women
screened for the absence of anorexia or bulimia nervosa (n= 18). These subjects were …