Expressed emotion in eating disorders assessed via self-report: An examination of factors associated with expressed emotion in carers of people with anorexia nervosa in comparison to control families

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-46

  Kyriacou, Olivia ^a   Treasure, Janet ^a   Schmidt, Ulrike ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Eating disorders; Expressed emotion; Families

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY QUESTIONNAIRE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDERS; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 37349098379     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20469     Document Type: Article

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