Psychotherapy-lite: Obesity and the role of the mental health practitioner

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-22

  Karasu, Sylvia R ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OBESITY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879303963     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2013.67.1.3     Document Type: Article

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