Application of the transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral model of eating disorders to the athletic population

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-191

  Shanmugam, Vaithehy ^a   Jowett, Sophia ^a   Meyer, Caroline ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athletes; Eating disorders; Sport; Transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870679675     PISSN: 19329261     EISSN: 1932927X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.5.2.166     Document Type: Article

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