Eating disorders and recovery: Lessons from overeaters anonymous

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-171

  Ronel, Natti ^a   Libman, Galit ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Overeaters Anonymous; Powerlessness; Spirituality; Worldview

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037249444     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022962311073     Document Type: Review

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