Anorexia Nervosa as a Disorder of Emotion Dysregulation: Theory, Evidence, and Treatment Implications

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-207

  Safer, Debra L ^a   Chen, Eunice Y ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Cognitive remediation therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Emotion regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052853251     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2011.01251.x     Document Type: Note

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