Muscle dysmorphia: Current research and potential classification as a disorder

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 569-577

  Nieuwoudt, Johanna E ^a   Zhou, Shi ^a   Coutts, Rosanne A ^a   Booker, Ray ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical utility; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM); Diagnostic criteria; Disease classification system; Reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859884749     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.03.006     Document Type: Review

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