Child physical and sexual abuse and eating disorders: A review of the links and personal comments on the treatment process

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 194-199

  Brown, Lisa ^a  

^a Northside Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Eating disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING DISORDER; GUILT; HUMAN; PUNISHMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SHAME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030922751     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679709073820     Document Type: Article

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