Treating childhood obesity: Family background variables and the child's success in a weight-control intervention

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 284-289

  Pott, Wilfried ^b   Albayrak, Özgür ^c   Hebebrand, Johannes ^c   Pauli Pott, Ursula ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Red Cross Children's Hospital Siegen   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attachment style; Family adversity; Maternal depression; Weight reduction program

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING; SUPPORT GROUP; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DROPOUTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 65749084403     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20655     Document Type: Article

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