Family Interventions in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 159-173

  le Grange, Daniel ^a,b   Eisler, Ivan ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Children and adolescents; Eating disorders; Family therapy

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY THERAPY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARENTING; PROGNOSIS; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 55949116515     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2008.07.004     Document Type: Review

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