Alexithymia and body image in adult outpatients with binge eating disorder

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 332-340

  Carano, Alessandro ^a,b   De Berardis, Domenico ^a   Gambi, Francesco ^a   Di Paolo, Cinzia ^a,b   Campanella, Daniela ^a   Pelusi, Lucia ^a   Sepede, Gianna ^a   Mancini, Enrico ^a,c   La Rovere, Raffaella ^a   Salini, Gabriele ^a   Cotellessa, Carla ^a   Salerno, Rosa Maria ^a   Ferro, Filippo Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Villa Torre Medical Center   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Binge eating disorder; Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Depressive symptoms; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BINGE EATING SCALE; BODY ATTITUDE TEST; BODY IMAGE; BODY SHAPE QUESTIONNAIRE SHORT VERSION; BODY UNEASINESS TEST; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33646004299     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20238     Document Type: Article

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