'it's like there are two people in my head': A phenomenological exploration of anorexia nervosa and its relationship to the self

Psychology and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 798-815

  Williams, Sarah ^a   Reid, Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Anorexic voice; Dialogical theory; Functional role; Online research

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SELF PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864333294     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2011.595488     Document Type: Article

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