Features associated with laxative abuse in individuals with eating disorders

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 470-477

  Tozzi, Federica ^a   Thornton, Laura M ^b   Mitchell, James ^c   Fichter, Manfred M ^d   Klump, Kelly L ^e   Lilenfeld, Lisa R ^f   Reba, Lauren ^a   Strober, Michael ^g   Kaye, Walter H ^b   Bulik, Cynthia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline personality; Eating disorders; Laxatives; Self harm

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BORDERLINE STATE; BULIMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DRUG ABUSE; EATING DISORDER; EMOTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; SYMPTOM; ADDICTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANGER; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CATHARTICS; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33746033425     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000221359.35034.e7     Document Type: Article

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