Perceived acceptability of anorexia and bulimia in women with and without eating disorder symptoms

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 108-117

  Mond, Jonathan M ^a   Arrighi, Anais ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Anorexia; Bulimia; Eating disorders; Mental health literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861177235     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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