Eating perception and psychiatric morbidity in secondary school and medical students in Kelantan

• Main Authors: Naing, Khin Ohnmar@Noor Jan, Md. Zain, Azhar, Naing, Nyi Nyi, Kumaraswamy, Narasappa, Jamil@Osman, Zubaidah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24468/1/12.%20Eating%20perception%20and%20psychiatric%20morbidity%20in%20secondary%20school%20and%20medical%20students%20in%20Kelantan.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24468/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2008V04N1_OP05.pdf

Introduction: A significant concern about body weight and shape is the pathognomonic feature of eating disorders. According to the cognitive view, ideation and belief component is the primary cause for the development and maintenance of eating disorders. Higher psychiatric morbidity and psychologica...