What triggers abnormal eating in bulimic and nonbulimic women? The role of dissociative experiences, negative affect, and psychopathology

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 223-232

  Lyubomirsky, Sonja ^a   Casper, Regina C ^b   Sousa, Lorie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035457539     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-6402.00023     Document Type: Article

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