Drop-In Access to Specialist Services for Eating Disorders: A Qualitative Study of Patient Experiences

Eating Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 279-291

  Clinton, David ^a   Almlöf, Linn ^b   Lindström, Sofia ^b   Manneberg, Moa ^b   Vestin, Lena ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Dala University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DSM-IV; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; AMBULATORY CARE; EATING DISORDERS; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902535528     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2014.912553     Document Type: Article

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