How does overeaters anonymous help its members? A qualitative analysis

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-42

  Russell Mayhew, Shelly ^a   Von Ranson, Kristin M ^b   Masson, Philip C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compulsive eating; Recovery (disorders); Self help groups; Self help techniques; Support groups

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EATING DISORDER; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF HELP; SUPPORT GROUP;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 74949094781     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.966     Document Type: Article

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