Bulimia nervosa: Professional and lay people's beliefs about the causes

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 338-344

  Dryer, Rachel ^a   Tyson, Graham A ^a   Kiernan, Michael J ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Lay beliefs; Mental health literacy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916932017     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2012.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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