A preliminary study of negative self-beliefs in anorexia nervosa: A detailed exploration of their content, origins and functional links to "not eating enough" and other characteristic behaviors

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 735-748

  Woolrich, Rachel A ^a   Cooper, Myra J ^a   Turner, Hannah M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia Nervosa; Cognitive theory; Negative self beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIET; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEMANTICS;

EID: 33845629802     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-006-9024-y     Document Type: Article

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