Changes in defensiveness and in affective distress following inpatient treatment of eating disorders: Rorschach comprehensive system and self-report measures

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 356-367

  Rothschild, Lily ^a,b   Lacoua, Liza ^b   Eshel, Yohanan ^b   Stein, Daniel ^a,c  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 46349092500     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890802107982     Document Type: Article

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