Understanding women's journey of recovering from anorexia nervosa

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 188-206

  Weaver, Kathryn ^a,b   Wuest, Judith ^a   Ciliska, Donna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Feminist theory; Grounded theory; Recovering; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMINISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 21644450113     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732304270819     Document Type: Article

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