Family functioning and life events in the outcome of adolescent anorexia nervosa

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 171, Issue DEC., 1997, Pages 545-549

  North, Clive ^a,c   Gowers, Simon ^b   Byram, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Child and Family Consultation Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MOTHER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030692722     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.171.6.545     Document Type: Article

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