Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimic Disorders
Current Perspectives
- 540 pages
- English
- PDF
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About This Book
Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimic Disorders: Current Perspectives covers the proceedings of Conference on Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders. The book presents 60 papers that cover various aspects that are essential in understanding the nature of eating disorders. The materials in the text are organized thematically into sections. The book first covers the historical aspects, and then proceeds to tackling the classification of eating disorders. The succeeding sections detail the different aspects of eating disorders, such as epidemiological, biological, familial, psychological, and clinical. The selection also discusses the treatment, outcome, and prognosis of eating disorders. The book will be of great use to students, researchers, and practitioners of health related disciplines.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimic Disorders: Current Perspectives
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Dedication Page
- Preface
- Section 1: HISTORICAL ASPECTS
- Section 2: CLASSIFICATION
- Section 3: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
- Section 4: BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
- Section 5: FAMILIAL ASPECTS
- Section 6: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
- Section 7: ANOREXIA NERVOSA IN THE MALE
- Section 8: BULIMIA
- Section 9: GENERAL CLINICAL ASPECTS
- Section 10:TREATMENT
- Section 11: OUTCOME AND PROGNOSIS
- INDEX