A pilot study on the effect of Basic Body Awareness Therapy in patients with eating disorders: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 617-626

  Catalan Matamoros, Daniel ^a   Helvik Skjaerven, Liv ^b   Labajos Manzanares, M Teresa ^c   Martínez De Salazar Arboleas, Alma ^d   Sánchez Guerrero, Eduardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d Mental Health Public Services of Almería   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Physiotherapy; Psychiatric rehabilitation; Rehabilitation interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPAIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THINNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052654844     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215510394223     Document Type: Article

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