Understanding eating disorders : integrating culture, psychology and biology

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    • Latzer, Yael
    • Merrick, Joav
    • Stein, Daniel

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Understanding eating disorders : integrating culture, psychology and biology

Yael Latzer, Joav Merrick, and Daniel Stein, editors

(Health and human development series)

Nova Science Publishers, c2011

  • : hardcover

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Eating disorders (EDs) are considered a major disease in the modern world, being one of the most prevailing public health problems among female adolescents and young adults in recent decades, and reaching epidemic proportions in many Western countries. The last two decades have envisioned an abundance of research in many aspects related to EDs. Nevertheless, EDs are still highly misunderstood disorders that often raise a host of negative emotions such as bewilderment, mistrust and fear. This book reviews research on the diagnosis and classification of EDs, as well as the historical and socio-cultural aspects and the genetics, biology and psychological considerations involved.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Eating Disorders: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Etiology & Prevention
  • Why DSM V Needs to Consider a Staging Model for Anorexia Nervosa
  • Night Eating Syndrome
  • Clinical & Diagnostic Characteristics of Eating Disorders in Children & Adolescents
  • A Historical Background to Current Formulations of Eating Disorders
  • Eating Disorders: Global Marker of Change
  • Eating-Related Psychopathology in Israel: Nationwide Perspectives & Focusing on Specific Populations
  • A Historical, Cultural & Empirical Look at Eating Disorders & Religiosity among Jewish Women
  • Eating Disorders in the Mediterranean World
  • Genetic Aspects of Anorexia Nervosa
  • The Neurobiology of Eating Disorders
  • Hemispheric Asymmetry in Eating Disorders
  • Self Psychology in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia Nervosa
  • Implicit Measures: Implicit Personality Characteristics & Implicit Processes in Eating Disorders
  • Cognitive Orientation & Eating Disorders
  • Perspectives on the Role of Families in the Development, Maintenance & Treatment of Eating Disorders: From Blame to Empowerment
  • The Case for Universal-Selective Eating Disorders Prevention Programs
  • Parenting Teens with a Healthy Body & a Healthy Body Image
  • Parenting & Children's Eating Patterns: Examining Control in a Broader Context
  • Cultural Sensitivity & Eating Disorders Primary Prevention: The Adaptation of an Effective Primary Prevention Program for Jewish Girls
  • About the Editors
  • About the Eating Disorders Clinic, Psychiatric Division, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
  • About the Pediatric Psychosomatic Department, Edmond & Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
  • About the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development in Israel
  • About the Health & Human Development Book Series
  • Index.

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