Linguistic characteristics of patients with bulimic symptomatology in an online post-treatment program: an exploratory study

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-70

  Mezei, Ágnes ^a   Gulec, Hayriye ^a   Czeglédi, Edit ^a   Fritz, Adorján ^a   Túry, Ferenc ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; E mental health; Group chat; Linguistic analysis; New technologies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; EATING DISORDER EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; MENTAL PATIENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ATTITUDE; BULIMIA NERVOSA; LINGUISTICS; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BULIMIA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LINGUISTICS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924388057     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40519-014-0136-1     Document Type: Article

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