Psychological treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: A meta-analysis of standardized mean change

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 216-226

  Hartmann, Armin ^a   Weber, Stefanie ^a   Herpertz, Stephan ^b   Zeeck, Almut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa meta analysis; Eating disorders psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79953867805     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322360     Document Type: Article

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