Degree of body weight in obesity and Rorschach personality aspects of mental distress

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-43

  Elfhag, K ^a   Rossner S ^a   Carlsson, A M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMI; Depression; Distress; Morbid obesity; Pain; Psychology; Rorschach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RORSCHACH TEST; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 4344581239     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325043     Document Type: Article

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