Correlates of self-induced vomiting and laxative misuse in a community sample of women

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-46

  Mond, Jonathan M ^a   Hay, Phillipa J ^b   Rodgers, Bryan ^c   Owen, Cathy ^d   Mitchell, James E ^a  

^a NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Laxative misuse; Self induced vomiting

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG MISUSE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CATHARTICS; COMORBIDITY; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VOMITING;

EID: 33644589805     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000195310.38655.19     Document Type: Article

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