Bulimic and Depressive Symptoms: Self-Discrepancies and Acceptance

Imagination, Cognition and Personality

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-109

  Deming, Amanda ^a   Lynn, Steven Jay ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84880700917     PISSN: 02762366     EISSN: 15414477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IC.30.1.f     Document Type: Article

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