Eating disorders in the Mediterranean area : an exploration in transcultural psychology / Giovanni Maria Ruggiero, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruggiero, Giovanni Maria.

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eating disorders--Mediterranean Region.

Eating disorders.

Psychiatry, Transcultural--Mediterranean Region.

Psychiatry, Transcultural.

Feeding and Eating Disorders--psychology.

Mediterranean Region.

Cross-Cultural Comparison.

Medical Subjects:

Feeding and Eating Disorders--psychology.

Mediterranean Region.

Cross-Cultural Comparison.

Physical Description:

xviii, 201 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Biomedical Books, [2003]

Contents:

Section I General Overview and Theoretical Remarks on Mediterranean Anthropology and Socio-Cultural Risk Factors for Eating Disorders 1

Chapter I Cultural and Cognitive-Emotional Determinants of Eating Disorders: Bridges and Walls / Giovanni Maria Ruggiero, Sandra Sassaroli 3

Chapter II Feminine Shame, Traditional Parenting, and Transition to Modern Social Assets in Mediterranean Culture: Do They Influence Eating Disorders? / Giovanni Maria Ruggiero 17

Chapter III Shame, Social Stress, and Eating Disorders / Nicholas A. Troop, Frances Connan 31

Section II Epidemiology, Sociocultural Risk Factors, and Treatment Facilities for Eating Disorders in Some Mediterranean Countries 55

Chapter IV Abnormal Eating Attitudes and Disorders in Turkey: Feminine Attractiveness or Liberal Modernity? / Guliz Elal 57

Chapter V Eating Disorders in Egypt: Themes and Variations / Mervat Nasser 79

Chapter VI Epidemiology of Eating Disorders and Related Questions in Spain / Josep Toro 93

Chapter VII Treatment of Eating Disorders in Spain: A Historical Perspective / Fernando Fernandez-Aranda 99

Chapter VIII Eating Disorders in Portugal: The Contribution of Possible Cultural Correlates / Paulo P.P. Machado 111

Chapter IX From Barbie to Anna Kournikova or: Are Eating Disorders a Major Problem in Croatia? / Nikola Jelovac 121

Chapter X Tradition, Transition and Social Cognition in Italy: Are they Correlated with Eating Disorders? / Giovanni Maria Ruggiero, Marcello Prandin 127

Chapter XI Treatment of Eating Disorders in Italy / P. G. Garghentini, R. Rurali, L. Zappa, S. Bertelli, G. M. Ruggiero, G. L. Mansi 141

Chapter XII From Frugality to Disordered Eating Behavior: The Case of Greece / Mary Yannakoulia, Antonia-Leda Matalas, Louis E. Grivetti 151

Chapter XIII Disordered Eating Behaviors and Attitudes in Diverse Groups in Israel / Yael Latzer 159

Chapter XIV A Map of the Epidemiology and Socio-Cultural Risk Factors for Eating Disorders in Nine Mediterranean Countries: Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and Turkey / Giovanni Maria Ruggiero 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

1590337131

9781590337134

OCLC:

52127681