Handbook of Eating Disorders

This second edition of the Handbook of Eating Disorders offers a comprehensive, critical account of the whole field of eating disorders, incorporating both basic knowledge and a synthesis of the most recent developments in the area. Many of the important developments in recent years are reflected in this expanded volume such as the basic science of appetite control, the discovery of leptin and the knowledge about the neurotramsmitters involved in eating. An invaluable review of scientific knowledge and approaches to treatment of eating disorders from anorexia nervosa to obesity. Covers basic concepts and science, clinical considerations of definition and assessment, and treatment approaches Focuses on newer developments in research and treatment Reflects evidence-based approaches to treatment as a guide to best practice Includes many new chapters and authors who represent the most authoritative scientists and clinicians worldwide

ISBN 0471497681   Pages 496 ISBN13 9780471497684 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc   Weight (grammes) 1046 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc   Published in New York Format Hardback   Previous ISBN 9780471943273 Publication date 07 Feb 2003   Height (mm) 256 Non-book description book   Width (mm) 177 Library of Congress 02015347   Spine width (mm) 33 DEWEY 616.8526   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21   Alternative ISBN 9780470013441

		About the Editors
		Contributors
		Preface
		Preface to the First Edition
Ch. 1		Concepts of Eating Disorders by Bob Palmer		1
Ch. 2		Epidemiology by Daphne van Hoeken and Jacob Seidell and Hans Wijbrand Hoek		11
Ch. 3		Genetic Aetiology of Eating Disorders and Obesity by Elizabeth Winchester and David Collier		35
Ch. 4		Biology of Appetite and Weight Regulation by Frances Connan and Sarah Stanley		63
Ch. 5		Basic Neuroscience and Scanning by Martina de Zwaan		89
Ch. 6		Attachment and Childhood Development by Anne Ward and Simon Gowers		103
Ch. 7		Cognitive-Behavioural Models by Roz Shafran and Padmal de Silva		121
Ch. 8		Sociocultural Theories of Eating Disorders: An Evolution in Thought by Mervat Nasser and Melanie Katzman		139
Ch. 9		Psychological Factors by Lucy Serpell and Nicholas Troop		151
Ch. 10		Medical Complications by Stephen Zipfel and Bernd Lowe and Wolfgang Herzog		169
Ch. 11		Family, Burden of Care and Social Consequences by Soren Nielsen and Nuria Bara-Carril		191
Ch. 12		Treatment Overview by Janet Treasure and Ulrike Schmidt		207
Ch. 13		Assessment and Motivation by Janet Treasure and Beatrice Bauer		219
Ch. 14		Cognitive-Behavioural Treatments by Glenn Waller and Helen Kennerley		233
Ch. 15		Interpersonal Psychotherapy by Denise Wilfley and Rick Stein and Robinson Welch		253
Ch. 16		Dialectical Behaviour Therapy by Bob Palmer and Helen Birchall		271
Ch. 17		Cognitive Analytic Therapy by Claire Tanner and Frances Connan		279
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"...this classic text has been rewritten, reorganised and expanded to provide a comprehensive overview of eating disorders..." (Dietetics Today, April 2003) "...exceptional text that really brings the current literature to life ...a 'must have' bench-book within any eating disorder service" (European Eating Disorders Review, Vol 12 No 5 Sept-Oct 2004) "...It has given me great pleasure to read this book... the handbook is of great use both clinically and scientifically..." (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry No.13 2004) "...excelling overview...is a valuable contribution to everyone working in the fields of eating disorders..." (Journal of Psychosomatic Research, June 2006)

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