Body image disturbance, parental bonding and alexithymia in patients with eating disorders

Psychopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 239-246

  De Panfilis, C ^a   Rabbaglio, P ^a   Rossi, C ^a   Zita, G ^a   Maggini, Carlo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Clinica Psichiatrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Body image disturbance; Eating disorders; Parental bonding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BODY UNEASINESS TEST; BULIMIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPERSONALIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTPATIENT; PARENTAL BONDING INSTRUMENT; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHOBIA; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SELF MONITORING; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BODY IMAGE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS;

EID: 0142249875     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073449     Document Type: Article

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