RECOVERY AND RELAPSE IN FORMER BULIMICS

The descriptive study is a pilot investigation of recovery and relapse from bulimia nervosa in a group of university women students. Three different definitions of recovery are endorsed. Definitions and confidence in the stability of recovery are correlated with the length of time one is recovered and one's current psychological stability. Thus, recovery may be a dynamic rather than a static process. Implications of the three recovery definitions are discussed.