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Binge eating and binge drinking : psychological, social and medical implications / Simon B. Harris, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Alcohol and drug abuse
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Compulsive eating.
- Compulsive eating--Treatment.
- Binge drinking.
- Binge drinking--Treatment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publisher's, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the psychological, social and medical implications of binge eating and drinking. Topics discussed in this compilation include the preclinical findings on the neurobiology of binge drinking from rat animal models; the causes and co-factors of binge eating disorders; understanding the high co-prevalence of problematic eating and drinking; a neurocognitive profile of binge drinking; the neural, biological and genetic factors associated with binge eating disorders; cultural variations in the pursuit of attractiveness and associated harms; measures to detect childhood binge eating disorders; the pathophysiological and psychological aspects of binge drinking; and borderline personality disorder mediating the effect of childhood abuse on substance dependence.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- ISBN:
- 1-62618-581-6
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