Childhood emotional abuse and eating psychopathology

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 887-903

  Kent, Angela ^a   Waller, Glenn ^b  

^a Riversley Park Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Eating disorders; Emotional abuse

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; BULIMIA; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD; DISEASE MODEL; EATING DISORDER; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGLECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033810867     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(99)00018-5     Document Type: Article

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