Psychosocial barriers to engagement with an eating disorder service: A qualitative analysis of failure to attend

Eating Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 425-440

  Leavey, Gerard ^a   Vallianatou, Christina ^b   Johnson Sabine, Eric ^b   Rae, Sophie ^b   Gunputh, Vanessa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST ANN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIVALENCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80053044788     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2011.609096     Document Type: Article

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