Recovery and relapse in anorexia and bulimia nervosa: A 7.5-year follow- up study

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 829-837

  Herzog, David B ^a,b,c   Dorer, David J ^f   Keel, Pamela K ^d   Selwyn, Sherrie E ^c   Ekeblad, Elizabeth R ^c   Flores, Andrea T ^c   Greenwood, Dara N ^c   Burwell, Rebecca A ^c   Keller, Martin B ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Harvard Eating Disorders Center   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Eating Disorders Unit ^*

Author keywords

Anorexia; Bulimia; Recovery; Relapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION;

EID: 0033053486     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199907000-00012     Document Type: Article

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