Comparison of psychological characteristics of binging and nonbinging obese, adult, female outpatients

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-177

  Jirik Babb, P ^a   Geliebter, A ^b  

^a IONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Binge; Depression; Obesity; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OUTPATIENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0141559021     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325009     Document Type: Article

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