Clinician reactions to patients with eating disorders: A review of the literature

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-78

  Thompson Brenner, Heather ^a   Satir, Dana A ^a   Franko, Debra L ^b   Herzog, David B ^c,d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EATING DISORDER; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUTRITIONIST; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMORBIDITY; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84857890120     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100050     Document Type: Article

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