Acceptance and commitment therapy for individuals with problematic emotional eating: A case-series study

Clinical Case Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 141-154

  Hill, Mary L ^a   Masuda, Akihiko ^a   Moore, Makeda ^a   Twohig, Michael P ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acceptance and commitment therapy; disordered eating; emotional eating

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; COMPULSION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL EATING; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GRIEF; GUILT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERNUTRITION; PEER GROUP; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SADNESS; SELF MONITORING; SELF REPORT; SHAME; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE USE; VOMITING;

EID: 84924865744     PISSN: 15346501     EISSN: 15523802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534650114547429     Document Type: Article

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