Self-help treatments for disorders of recurrent binge eating: A systematic review

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 452-459

  Stefano, S C ^a   Bacaltchuk, J ^a   Blay, S L ^a   Hay, P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulimia; Eating disorders; Meta analysis; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SUPPORT GROUP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BULIMIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MANUALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 33646735779     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00735.x     Document Type: Review

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