Changes in eating behaviour following group therapy for women who binge eat: A pilot study

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 337-346

  Seamoore, D ^a,b   Buckroyd, J ^b   Stott, D ^b  

^a Community Mental Health Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Compulsive eating; Group therapy; Obesity; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPULSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BULIMIA; COGNITION; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP;

EID: 33744475601     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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