Self-figure drawings in women with anorexia; bulimia; overweight; and normal weight: A possible tool for assessment

Arts in Psychotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 400-406

  Guez, Jonathan ^a,b   Lev Wiesel, Rachel ^d   Valetsky, Shimrit ^b   Sztul, Diego Kruszewski ^c   Pener, Bat Sheva ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b ACHVA ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c Of Hachol   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anorexia; Bulimia; Draw a Person; Eating disorders; Self figure drawing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAWING; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 78650276422     PISSN: 01974556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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