Defining remission and relapse in bulimia nervosa

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Olmsted, Marion P ^a   Kaplan, Allan S ^a   Rockert, Wendi ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Relapse; Remission

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADULT; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 21744443943     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20144     Document Type: Article

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