Body satisfaction, eating disorders and suicide ideation in an Internet sample of self-harmers reporting and not reporting childhood sexual abuse

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-42

  Murray, Craig David ^a   Macdonald, Sophie ^a   Fox, Jezz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body satisfaction; Eating disorders; Internet; Self harm; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SATISFACTION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MUTILATION; SUICIDE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 36849026787     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500701235757     Document Type: Article

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