The role of childhood emotional abuse in disordered eating

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-36

  Kennedy, M Alexis ^a   Ip, Karen ^b   Samra, Joti ^c   Gorzalka, Boris B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Beating attitudes; Child abuse; Child neglect; Eating disorders; Emotional abuse; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 34247536809     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: 15404714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v07n01_02     Document Type: Article

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