Cultural factors in orthodox Jewish adolescents treated in a day program for eating disorders

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 317-328

  Dancyger, Ida ^a   Fornari, Victori ^a   Fisher, Martin ^a   Schneider, Marcie ^a   Frank, Shawn ^a   Wisotsky, Willo ^a   Sison, Cristina ^b   Charitou, Marina ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cultural factors; Eating disorders; Orthodox Jewish

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JEW; LENGTH OF STAY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036825954     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2002.14.4.317     Document Type: Article

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