The role of gendered constructions of eating disorders in delayed help-seeking in men: A qualitative interview study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Räisänen, Ulla ^a   Hunt, Kate ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECOGNITION; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; BULIMIA NERVOSA; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899519006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004342     Document Type: Article

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