Community recognition and beliefs about anorexia nervosa and its treatment

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-124

  Darby, Anita M ^a,b   Hay, Phillipa J ^a,c   Mond, Jonathan M ^c   Quirk, Frances ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

anorexia nervosa; beliefs; health literacy; population; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; SELF ESTEEM; VIGNETTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN;

EID: 83755220963     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20886     Document Type: Article

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