Application of the concept of egosyntonicity to the assessment of anorexic patients' competence

Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-43

  Starzomska, Małgorzata ^a  

^a THE MARIA GRZEGORZEWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Capacity; Egosyntonicity; Identity

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; COMPETENCE; DENIAL; DISEASE COURSE; EGO; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 70349083730     PISSN: 15092046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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