Comorbid depression and anxiety in childhood and adolescent anorexia nervosa: Prevalence and implications for outcome

Clinical Psychologist

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-24

  Hughes, Elizabeth K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescents; anorexia nervosa; anxiety; children; depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858636133     PISSN: 13284207     EISSN: 17429552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9552.2011.00034.x     Document Type: Review

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