Mobile therapy: Use of text-messaging in the treatment of bulimia nervosa

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 513-519

  Shapiro, Jennifer R ^a   Bauer, Stephanie ^b   Andrews, Ellen ^a   Pisetsky, Emily ^a   Bulik Sullivan, Brendan ^a   Hamer, Robert M ^a,c   Bulik, Cynthia M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Technology; Text messaging; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; MOBILE THERAPY; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; REMISSION; SELF MONITORING; SELF REPORT; TEXT MESSAGING PROGRAM;

BULIMIA NERVOSA; CELLULAR PHONE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956571490     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20744     Document Type: Article

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