Bulimia nervosa: A meta-analysis of psychosocial and pharmacological treatments

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-135

  Whittal, Maureen L ^a   Agras, W Stewart ^b   Gould, Robert A ^b  

^a VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROFAROMINE; DESIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; ISOCARBOXAZID; PHENELZINE; TRAZODONE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BULIMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033059070     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(99)80049-5     Document Type: Article

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