Psychiatric comorbidity in anorexia and bulimia nervosa: Nature, prevalence, and causal relationships

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-74

  O'Brien, Karina M ^a   Vincent, Norah K ^a  

^a PZ 251 ^*

Author keywords

Anorexia; Bulimia; Comorbidity; Eating disorders

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AWARENESS; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; BULIMIA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 12244256775     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(02)00201-5     Document Type: Article

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