Female or male therapists for women with eating disorders? A pilot study of experts' opinions

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-123

  Waller, Glenn ^a   Katzman, Melanie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Client characteristics; Eating disordered patients; Male or female therapists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031937589     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199803)23:2<117::AID-EAT1>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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