An exploration of the perceptions and experiences of living with chronic anorexia nervosa while an inpatient on an Eating Disorders Unit: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) study

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 27-36

  Fox, John R E ^a   Diab, Pascal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anorexia; chronic illness; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis; qualitative methods; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920538548     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313497526     Document Type: Article

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