Eating disorders in middle-aged women

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-408

  Midlarsky, Elizabeth ^a   Nitzburg, George ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging and eating pathology; Body dissatisfaction; Middle aged women; Midlife eating disorders

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

AGING; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; THINNESS; WOMEN;

EID: 58149170480     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GENP.135.4.393-408     Document Type: Article

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