Anorexia nervosa and parental bonding: The contribution of parent-grandparent relationships to eating disorder psychopathology

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 703-716

  Canetti, Laura ^a   Kanyas, Kyra ^a   Lerer, Bernard ^a   Latzer, Yael ^b   Bachar, Eytan ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Intergenerational; Parental bonding; Parenting effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CONTROL GROUPS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 46049100983     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20482     Document Type: Article

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