Patient satisfaction with treatment in eating disorders: Cause for complacency or concern?

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 240-246

  Clinton, David ^a   Björck, Caroline ^a   Sohlberg, Staffan ^b   Norring, Claes ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Expectations; Satisfaction; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 4344679509     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.582     Document Type: Article

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