Internet and patient empowerment in individuals with symptoms of an eating disorder: A cross-sectional investigation of a pro-recovery focused e-community

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 350-356

  Aardoom, Jiska J ^a   Dingemans, Alexandra E ^a   Boogaard, Laura H ^a   Van Furth, Eric F ^a,b  

^a Center for Eating Disorders 'Ursula'   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

E community; E health; Eating disorders; Online support group; Patient empowerment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EMPOWERMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; OPTIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; EATING DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901367309     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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