Disgust sensitivity in eating disorders: A preliminary investigation

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 446-451

  Troop, Nicholas A ^a,c   Murphy, Fay ^a   Bramon, Elvira ^b   Treasure, Janet L ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disgust sensitivity; Eating disorders; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEATH; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 0034028939     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(200005)27:4<446::AID-EAT9>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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