Psychopathology in elite rhythmic gymnasts and anorexia nervosa patients

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 108-113

  Klinkowski, Nora ^a   Korte, Alexander ^a   Pfeiffer, Ernst ^a   Lehmkuhl, Ulrike ^a   Salbach Andrae, Harriet ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Eating disorders; Elite rhythmic gymnasts; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORTS MEDICINE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

ADOLESCENT; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; PERIODICITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 43449094709     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-007-0643-y     Document Type: Article

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