Does video therapy work? A single case series of bulimic disorders

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 226-241

  Simpson, Susan ^a   Bell, Lorraine ^b   Britton, Peter ^c   Mitchell, Derek ^a   Morrow, Emma ^a   Johnston, A Louise ^a   Brebner, John ^d  

^a ROYAL CORNHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Havant Eating Disorders Service   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binge eating disorder; Bulimia nervosa; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Telemedicine; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; RATING SCALE; RURAL AREA; SELF MONITORING; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 33747037771     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.686     Document Type: Article

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