Personality profiles in patients with bulimia and obesity: An investigation with the MMPI-2

Quaderni Italiani di Psichiatria

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 59-65

  Serafini, Gianluca ^a   Pompili, Maurizio ^a,b   Bancheri, Lara ^c   Pucci, Daniela ^a   Rigucci, Silvia ^a   Forte, Alberto ^a   Angeletti, Gloria ^a   Girardi, Paolo ^a   Tatarelli, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Non profit Association for the Treatment of Eating Disorders 'Dentro Lo Specchio'   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bulimia; MMPI 2; Obesity; Purging behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BULIMIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW;

EID: 77954864706     PISSN: 03930645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quip.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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