Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in trans people: A systematic review of the literature

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 81-94

  Jones, Bethany Alice ^a,b   Haycraft, Emma ^b   Murjan, Sarah ^a   Arcelus, Jon ^a,b  

^a Nottingham Centre for Gender Dysphoria   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body Image; Disordered Eating; Gender Dysphoria; Systematic Review; Trans

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BODY CHECKING QUESTIONNAIRE; BODY IMAGE; BODY IMAGE MEASURE; BODY IMAGE QUESTIONNAIRE; BODY IMAGE SCALE; BODY UNEASINESS TEST; BODY-CATHEXIS SCALE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRIVE FOR MUSCULARITY SCALE; EATING DISORDER; GENDER DYSPHORIA; HAMBURG BODY DRAWING SCALE; HUMAN; OBJECTIFIED BODY CONSCIOUSNESS SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRANSGENDER; TRANSGENDER CONGRUENCE SCALE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84957435913     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2015.1089217     Document Type: Review

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