Misuse of prescription stimulants for weight loss, psychosocial variables, and eating disordered behaviors

Appetite

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-13

  Jeffers, Amy ^a   Benotsch, Eric G ^a   Koester, Stephen ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adderall; Appearance motivations; Appetite suppression; Dieting; Eating disorder; Prescription misuse; Prescription stimulants; Ritalin; Stress eating; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIET; DRUG MISUSE; EATING DISORDER; EMOTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRESCRIPTION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; VALIDITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BODY IMAGE; DATA COLLECTION; EATING DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STREET DRUGS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874349827     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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