Eating disorders : the facts
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Eating disorders : the facts
(Oxford medical publications)
Oxford University Press, 1987
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Includes index
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ISBN 9780192616654
Description
Eating disorders attract a considerable amount of media attention, and are currently being diagnosed more frequently. In general they affect more women than men, but the reasons why some women develop these disorders are not always very well understood. In this book the relationship between eating disorders and sexuality is discussed, and there is up-to-date information on diagnosis and treatment. The specific conditions anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and obesity are then dealt with in turn. The book is written for people suffering from an eating disorder, for their families, and for health professionals. This new edition features many case histories, as told by the patients themselves, and reflects the changes in treatment of eating disorders, for example by less authoritarian treatment programmes being administered by teams of health professionals (rather than by individual doctors). The authors emphasize the importance of learning sensible eating and exercise patterns, and the role of self-help groups for those recovering from eating disorders.
Table of Contents
- Adolescent eating behaviour
- Eating disorders
- Why do eating disorders occur?
- Eating disorders and sexuality
- Investigation of eating disorders
- Management of eating disorders
- Anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia or binge-eating
- Obesity.
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780192616999
Description
1 Eating disorders - anorexia, bulimia, and obesity - attract a considerable amount of media attention, and are currently being diagnosed more frequently. The new edition of this book, written for people suffering from an eating disorder, for their families, and for health professionals, includes many case histories, as told by patients themselves, and reflects the recent changes in treatment.
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