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When dieting becomes dangerous : a guide to understanding and treating anorexia and bulimia / Deborah Marcontell Michel, Susan G. Willard ; with a foreword by Arthur Crisp.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Michel, Deborah Marcontell, 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anorexia nervosa.
- Bulimia.
- Eating disorders.
- Women--Mental health.
- Women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (171 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This primer on anorexia and bulimia is aimed directly at patients and the people who care about them. Written in simple, straightforward language by two experts in the field, it describes the symptoms and warning signs of eating disorders, explains their presumed causes and complexities, and suggests effective treatments.The book includes:• guidance about what to expect and look for in the assessment and treatment process;• emphasis on the critical role of psychotherapy and family therapy in recovery;• explanation of how anorexia and bulimia differ in their origins and manifestations;• information on males with eating disorders and how they are similar to and different from female patients;• a separate chapter for health care professionals who are not specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with eating disorders;• up-to-date readings, Internet sites, and professional organizations in the United States and in Europe.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Foreword by Arthur Crisp ix
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- one Introduction 1
- two What Is an Eating Disorder? 5
- three Who Is Likely to Develop an Eating Disorder? 23
- four Why Does Someone Develop an Eating Disorder? 30
- five How Is an Eating Disorder Treated? 50
- six What Can Family, Friends, and Others Do to Help? 80
- seven Are Eating Disorders Different in Males? 91
- eight How Does a Nonspecialist Assess, Treat, and Refer
- Someone with an Eating Disorder? 101
- Afterword 128
- Appendixes
- a Professional Resources and Organizations with
- Information on Eating Disorders 131
- b Supplemental Readings 138
- Index 145.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- "Supplemental readings": p. [138]-144.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611722081
- 9781281722089
- 1281722081
- 9780300130119
- 0300130112
- OCLC:
- 923589268
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