Muscle dysmorphia symptomatology and extreme drive for muscularity in a 23-year-old woman: A case study

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 988-995

  Leone, James E ^a  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bodybuilders; Culture; Reverse anorexia; Spectrum disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CASE REPORT; DRIVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

BODY IMAGE; DRIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049143216     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181a0547a     Document Type: Article

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