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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Since 1950 the body weight of women between the ages of 20 and 30 has been increasing, yet the ideals for women have been decreasing, says EPO co-director Julie M. Mihelich '86. "Women are biologically heavier, but [are under pressure] to become slimmer," she says...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Opening Pandora's Box | 6/5/1986 | See Source »

Eating problems may develop when people feel a need to gain control over their lives, says Mihelich. "In college, they enter a new situation. At home you are controlled by your parents. At school there are more issues over which you have direct control--how much you eat, study, if you stay out late," she says...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Opening Pandora's Box | 6/5/1986 | See Source »

...true anorexic won't call us [EPO]," says Mihelich. "Characteristic of the disorder is a vehement denial of thinness. Their perception is skewed. They really see themselves as big when they are so painfully small. It has to do with the hypothalmus gland in the brain which is affected by starvation," says Mihelich...

Author: By Laura S. Kohl, | Title: Coping With Eating Problems at Harvard | 4/16/1986 | See Source »

...risk to talk with a friend, since anything you say might change their opinion of you. There's a certain objectivity about being anonymous," says Julie M. Mihelich '86, co-director...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Where to Turn for Help | 4/16/1986 | See Source »

According to Mihelich, just this semester EPO has experienced an increase in number of calls. "There's growing recognition that eating disorders are a legitimate problem. Also, the stigma attached to calling a peer counseling group is diminishing," says Mihelich...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Where to Turn for Help | 4/16/1986 | See Source »

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