The perceived effectiveness of continuing care and group support in the long-term self-help treatment of obesity

Obesity

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 464-471

  Latner, Janet D ^a   Stunkard, Albert J ^b   Terence Wilson, G ^c   Jackson, Mary L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Trevose Behavior Modification Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Continuing care; Group support; Perceived effectiveness; Self help

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY WEIGHT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REINFORCEMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33749179373     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.61     Document Type: Article

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