Knowledge and attitudes of psychiatrists towards eating disorders

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-88

  Jones, William R ^a,b   Saeidi, Saeideh ^a   Morgan, John F ^a,c  

^a LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; mental health literacy; psychiatrists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHODYNAMICS;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 84870917235     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.2155     Document Type: Article

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