Eating disorders -- Diagnosis; College students -- Health and hygiene
Orthorexia is characterized as an unhealthy obsession with healthy food. In contrast with anorexia nervosa (AN), the quality of food takes precedence over the quantity consumed. Nevertheless, orthorexia shares many of the same dangerous health...
Gambling -- Psychological aspects; College students -- Attitudes
A review of the literature on the gambling behavior of college and university undergraduates explores the prevalence of gambling and also the prevalence of what is variously referred to as problem, pathological, disordered, or compulsive gambling...
Self-injurious behavior is a dysfunctional coping mechanism that helps some adolescents manage stressful situations. Paradoxically, some adolescents purposely cause physical harm to themselves in an attempt to feel better. Although it is possible...
The study examines the effects of 40 weekly sessions over eight months of a psychoeducational group on twelve girls in a therapeutic middle school in the inner city. The girls are ages 12-14. They are at health risk due to conditions associated...
