The personal meaning of eating disorder symptoms: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-125

  Fox, Andrew P ^a   Larkin, Michael ^a   Leung, Newman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

eating disorders; experience; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis; phenomenology; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EATING DISORDERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651225732     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310368449     Document Type: Article

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