This work reflects material covered at a psychology forum in 1990, striving to unite a psychopathalogical perspective on bulimia nervosa episodic food binging/purging with research on individual and family characteristics that might be precursors to developing eating disorders.

Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Bulimia Nervosa, Janis H. Crowther, Eve M. Wolf, Nancy E. Sherwood; Part 1 Developmental and Familial Factors; Chapter 2 Overview, Peggy A. Crawford, Dana Watts; Chapter 3 Developmental Issues in the Study of Eating Problems and Disorders Portions of this chapter were presented at the Kent Psychology Forum entitled "The Etiology of Bulimia Nervosa: The Individual and Familial Context" (October, 1990). We thank Janis Crowther for her thoughtful comments and Rosemary Deibler for her help in preparation of the chapter, Ilana Attie, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn; Chapter 4 Toward a Model of the Developmental Psychopathology of Eating Disorders: The Example of Early Adolescence An earlier version of this chapter was presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Kansas Citv. MO. April. 1989., Michael P. Levine, Linda Smolak; Chapter 5 Body Image, Weight Control, and Eating Disorders Among Children, Mark H. Thelen, Chris M. Lawrence, Anne L. Powell; Chapter 6 Relationship of Family and Personality Factors in Bulimia, Stephen Wonderlich; Part 2 Individual Factors; Chapter 7 Overview, Deborah S. Rosch, Kristen L. Shepherd; Chapter 8 Chronic Dieting And Eating Disorders: A Spiral Model, Todd F. Heatherton, Janet Polivy; Chapter 9 Body-Image Disorder: Definition, Development, and Contribution To Eating Disorders, James C. Rosen; Chapter 10 Personality Characteristics As A Risk Factor In The Development Of Eating Disorders, Craig Johnson, Stephen Wonderlich; Part 3 Future Directions; Chapter 11 Overview, Deanne L. Zotter, Nancy E. Sherwood; Chapter 12 Prevention of Bulimia Nervosa: Questions And Challenges, Ruth H. Striegel-Moore; Chapter 13 Etiology Of Bulimia Nervosa: Conceptual, Research, And Measurement Issues, Janis H. Crowther, J. Scott Mizes;