A clinical profile of participants in an online support group

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-195

  Darcy, Alison M ^a   Dooley, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Internet support; Internet mediated research; Online intervention; Psychology of support; Subclinical eating disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; IRELAND; MALE; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 34249684226     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.775     Document Type: Article

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