Psychosocial factors in the onset of eating disorders: Responses to life-events and difficulties

British Journal of Medical Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 373-385

  Troop, Nicholas A ^a   Treasure, Janet L ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELAPSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 17744373929     PISSN: 00071129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1997.tb01913.x     Document Type: Article

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