Mental health literacy and eating disorders: What do women with bulimic eating disorders think and know about bulimia nervosa and its treatment?

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 565-575

  Mond, Jonathan M ^a   Hay, Phillipa ^b   Rodgers, Bryan ^c   Owen, Cathy ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Mental health literacy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MINERAL; TRANQUILIZER; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BULIMIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGIST; RELAPSE; SELF ESTEEM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 56249138319     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230701677787     Document Type: Article

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