Testing a cognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder in the eating disorders

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 864-869

  Konstantellou, Anna ^a   Campbell, Mari ^a,c   Eisler, Ivan ^a,c   Simic, Mima ^c   Treasure, Janet ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Generalized anxiety disorder; Intolerance of uncertainty; Worry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE AVOIDANCE QUESTIONNAIRE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING ATTITUDES TEST; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGATIVE PROBLEM ORIENTATION QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; WHY WORRY QUESTIONNAIRE; WORRY AND ANXIETY QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; CULTURE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 79961024355     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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