The thinner the better: Self-esteem and low body weight in anorexia nervosa

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 394-400

  Brockmeyer, Timo ^a,c   Holtforth, Martin Grosse ^b   Bents, Hinrich ^c   Kämmerer, Annette ^c   Herzog, Wolfgang ^a   Friederich, Hans Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Eating disorders; Motives; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTIVES; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ESTEEM; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; EATING DISORDERS; MOTIVES; SELF-ESTEEM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884986250     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1771     Document Type: Article

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