Stigmatizing attitudes and beliefs toward bulimia nervosa: The importance of knowledge and eating disorder symptoms

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 259-263

  Rodgers, Rachel Florence ^a,b   Paxton, Susan J ^c   McLean, Siân A ^c   Massey, Robin ^c   Mond, Jonathan M ^d   Hay, Phillipa J ^e,f   Rodgers, Bryan ^g  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

bulimia nervosa; eating disorder symptoms; knowledge; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BULIMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPONSIBILITY; STIGMA; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; EATING DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927620248     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000275     Document Type: Article

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