Family therapy for identical twins with anorexia nervosa

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 84-87

  Le Grange, D ^a   Schwartz, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Competitiveness; Family treatment; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DISEASES IN TWINS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037811984     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324995     Document Type: Article

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