Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Weight Management and Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 271-285

  Wilfley, Denise E ^a   Kolko, Rachel P ^b   Kass, Andrea E ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Eating disorders; Obesity; Weight control

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EATING DISORDERS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79953017903     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2011.01.002     Document Type: Review

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