The role of depression and anxiety in impulsive and obsessive-compulsive behaviors among anorexic and bulimic patients

Eating Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-182

  Finzi Dottan, Ricky ^a,c   Zubery, Eynat ^b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHALVATA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BULIMIA NERVOSA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649087473     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640260802714654     Document Type: Article

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