An experimental exploration of social problem solving and its associated processes in anorexia nervosa

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 200, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 524-529

  Sternheim, Lot ^a   Startup, Helen ^a   Pretorius, Natalie ^a   Johnson Sabine, Eric ^b   Schmidt, Ulrike ^a   Channon, Shelley ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BARNET ENFIELD AND HARINGEY MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Cognitive avoidance; Eating disorders; Social problem resolution task; Social problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84872371606     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.06.029     Document Type: Article

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