Eating disorders : the facts / Suzanne Abraham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abraham, Suzanne.

Series:

Facts (Oxford, England)

Facts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eating disorders.

Bulimia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

6th ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The eating disorders - anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and obesity - affect many thousands of people each year, particularly young women. Eating disorders are a subject which parents today cannot study enough; it is believed that over 1 million people in the UK alone have a significant problem with an eating disorder and that up to 90,000 of those are recieving treatment. Eating Disorders: The Facts is a guide to the three major eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia and obesity. This comprehensive guide considers why eating disorders occur, and then looks at each in turn, describing the eatin

Contents:

Contents; 1 Adolescent eating behaviour; 2 Eating disorders-an overview; 3 Why do eating disorders occur?; 4 Infertility, pregnancy, and the postpartum period; 5 Investigation of eating disorders; 6 General management of eating disorders; 7 Anorexia nervosa and anorexia nervosa-like disorders; 8 Treatment and outcome of anorexia nervosa and anorexia nervosa-like disorders; 9 Bulimia nervosa and bulimia nervosa-like disorders; 10 Treatment and outcome of bulimia and bulimia nervosa-like disorders; 11 Investigation and treatment of obesity and overeating disorders

Appendix A: Body mass index (BMI) charts and height conversionAppendix B: Pounds to kilograms chart; Appendix C: Quality of life: eating disorders (QOL ED) questionnaire; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-283-57966-9

9786613892119

0-19-156414-1

OCLC:

727645829