An experimental exploration of behavioral and cognitive-emotional aspects of intolerance of uncertainty in eating disorder patients

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 806-812

  Sternheim, Lot ^a   Startup, Helen ^a   Schmidt, Ulrike ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Beads task; Bulimia nervosa; Data gathering; Eating disorders; Intolerance of uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION ANXIETY AND STRESS SCALE 21; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; EATING DISORDER EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE; EMOTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL ADULT READING TEST; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 79957883566     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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