Treatment of bulimia nervosa: Psychological and psychopharmacologic considerations

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-279

  Phillips, Elaine L ^a   Greydanus, Donald E ^b,c,d   Pratt, Helen D ^a,b   Patel, Dilip R ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Psychopharmacology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144451347     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558403018003005     Document Type: Review

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