Eating disorders : causes, diagnosis and treatments / Collen M. Shapiro, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shapiro, Collen M.

Series:

Health psychology research focus series.

Health psychology research focus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eating disorders--Diagnosis.

Eating disorders.

Eating disorders--Treatment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publisher, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents current research in the study of the causes, diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. Topics discussed in this compilation include varied eating disorders and their diagnostic criteria; the multimodal perceptual and emotional integration in eating disorders; eating disorders and menstrual dysfunction; health behaviors in college females with eating disorders and in individuals with developmental disabilities; risk factors for women with eating disorders; and, excessive exercise associated with eating disorders.

Contents:

Intro

EATING DISORDERS: CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTS

Contents

Preface

Eating Disorders: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatments

Introduction

Diagnostic Criteria for each Eating Disorder (APA, 2000)

Anorexia Nervosa

Bulimia Nervosa

Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

Binge Eating Disorder

Epidemiology and Prognosis

Etiology

Biological Risk Factors

Psychological Risk Factors

Sociocultural Risk Factors

Eating Disorders and Medical Risk

Eating Disorders and Psychological Comorbidity

Treatment Options Available for Eating Disorders

Treatment Facilities

Inpatient Hospitalization

Day Patient Hospitalization

Outpatient Treatment

Psychological Treatments

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

Family Therapy

Psychodynamic Therapy

Mindfulness-Based Therapies

Pharmacological Treatments

Bulimia Nerovsa

Eating Disorders in Older Adults

Eating Disorders and its Associated Stigma

Conclusion

References

Multimodal Perceptual and Emotional Integration in Eating Disorders

Abstract

1. Multimodal Perceptual Disturbances in Eating Disorder Sufferers

2. Basic Mechanisms of Multimodal Integration between Emotion and Taste Perception

3. The Use of Virtual Reality Technologies in the Context of Eating Disorders

Acknowledgments

Eating Disorders and Menstrual Dysfunction - Implications on Bone Mineral Density

The Diagnostic Criteria for Eating Disorders - A Gynecological Perspective.

Should Amenorrhea Be a Diagnostic Criterion for Anorexia Nervosa?

How Does Anorexia Nervosa and Menstrual Dysfunction Affect BMD and Bone Health?

Age of Onset of Eating Disorder and Impact on BMD

Hormonal Treatment for Menstrual Dysfunction in Eating Disorders - Does it Improve Bone Mass?

Non-Hormonal Management of Bone Health in Eating Disorders

The Female Athletic Triad and Relationship to BMD

Treatment Modalities for Female Athlete Triad

Long Term Bone Health with Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Definitions of Eating and Feeding Disorders

Eating Disorders and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Eating Disorders and Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Eating Disorders and Williams Syndrome (WS)

Eating Disorders and Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)

Eating Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Eating Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities (ID)

Interventions to Address Eating and Feeding Problems

Psychological Well-Being and Health Behaviors in College Females with Eating Disorders: Comparisons with A Non-Eating Disorder Cohort

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders: Associations with Psychological Health and Health Behaviors

Methods and Procedures

Measures

Demographic Variables

AN/BN Status

Weight-loss Strategies

Perceived Health

Physical Activity Behavior

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Data Analysis

Results

Participants

Psychological Health

Weight Loss Strategies

Health Promoting Behaviors

Discussion

Multiple Family Group Therapy for Young Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: A Descriptive Study

Current Data About Multiple Family Group Therapy.

Multiple Family Group Therapy on a French Eating Disorders Unit for Children and Adolescents

Method

Procedure

Risk Factors of Eating Disorders in Females

1. Individual Variables

2. Familial Variables

3. Social Variables

4. Cultural Differences and Eating Disorders

5. Athletes and Eating Disorders

Dissociation and the Escape from Awareness of Appearance Threats

Cognitive Processing of Threat Stimuli

Empirical Evidence for Two-Stage Threat Processing Model

Our Study

Commentary: Motivation for Exercise in Eating Disorders: New Insight Gives Relevance for the Diagnostic Criteria

Methods

Differences between Individuals with and without Eating Disorders

Differences between Excessive and Non-Excessive Exercising Patients

Practical and Clinical Implications of the Findings

Index.

Notes:

"Nova biomedical."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-62257-225-4

OCLC:

923666277