Childhood experiences of being bullied and teased in the eating disorders

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 401-407

  Sweetingham, Rachel ^a   Waller, Glenn ^b,c  

^a SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Eating disorders; Shame; Social anxiety; Teasing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BULLYING; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SELF ESTEEM; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EATING DISORDERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 53349144507     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.839     Document Type: Article

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