Comparison study of full and subthreshold bulimia nervosa: Personality, clinical characteristics, and short-term response to therapy

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-47

  Krug, Isabel ^a   Casasnovas, Carolina ^b   Granero, Roser ^c   Martinez, Cristina ^b   Jiménez Murcia, Susana ^a   Bulik, Cynthia ^d   Fernández Aranda, Fernando ^a  

^a Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^b University of Bellvitge   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CHARACTER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TEMPERAMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 38849103767     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300701320652     Document Type: Article

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