Overt weight stigma, psychological distress and weight loss treatment outcomes

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 608-614

  Wott, Carissa B ^a   Carels, Robert A ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Depression; Obesity; Stigma; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; STEREOTYPING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77952387300     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309355339     Document Type: Article

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