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- Title
The meaning of self-starvation: qualitative study of patients' perception of anorexia nervosa.
- Authors
Nordbø, Ragnfrid H S; Espeset, Ester M S; Gulliksen, Kjersti S; Skårderud, Finn; Holte, Arne
- Abstract
Anorexia nervosa (AN) patients tend to place a positive value on their symptoms. Many clinicians believe that this plays a central role in maintaining the disorder. However, empirical research on how patients attribute meaning to their symptoms is lacking. This study aims at systematically exploring the meaning that the patients with AN attribute to their anorectic behavior.
- Publication
The International journal of eating disorders, 2006, Vol 39, Issue 7, p556
- ISSN
0276-3478
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/eat.20276