Being men with eating disorders: Perspectives of male eating disorder service-users

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-186

  Robinson, Kate J ^a   Mountford, Victoria A ^b   Sperlinger, David J ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

eating disorder; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis; males; qualitative; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; EATING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873019359     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312440298     Document Type: Article

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