Yoga as an intervention in the treatment of eating disorders: Does it help?

Eating Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-139

  Douglass, Laura ^a  

^a LESLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AROUSAL; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDITATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 61649116420     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640260802714555     Document Type: Article

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