Szabo Christopher Paul, Allwood Clifford W
Division of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.
World Psychiatry. 2004 Feb;3(1):41-4.
Eating disorders were first described in black females in South Africa in 1995. A subsequent community based study of eating attitudes amongst adolescent females in an urban setting suggested that there would be increasing numbers of sufferers from within the black community. The current study sought to extend these findings using a larger, more representative urban sample. The results support those of the preliminary study. The underlying basis for the emerging phenomenon is discussed.
1995年，饮食失调症首次在南非的黑人女性中被描述。随后在城市环境中对青春期女性饮食态度进行的一项基于社区的研究表明，黑人社区内的患者数量将会增加。当前的研究试图通过一个更大、更具代表性的城市样本来扩展这些发现。结果支持了初步研究的结果。本文讨论了这一新兴现象的潜在基础。
