The prevalence and inter-relationship of negative body image perception, depression and susceptibility to eating disorders among female medical undergraduate students

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2016, Pages VC01-VC04

  Manaf, Nurajirahbt Abdul ^a   Saravanan, Coumaravelou ^b   Zuhrah, Beevi ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Psychological problems; Relationship between body image and eating disorder; Unhealthy body perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BODY IMAGE; BODY IMAGE ACCEPTANCE AND ACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EATING ATTITUDE TEST 26; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960084854     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/16678.7341     Document Type: Article

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