Psychological stress and disordered eating: An exploratory study with young Australian women

Women and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1-15

  Ball, Kylie ^a   Lee, Christina ^a   Brown, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disordered eating; Life events; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0032788891     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v29n02_01     Document Type: Article

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