Handbook of eating disorders
1986
Brownell, Kelly D. | Foreyt, John Paul
Abstract: This authoritative text provides state-of-the-art discussions on the three major eating disorders, i.e., anorexia, bulimia, and obesity. Focus is on history, physiology, and psychology. Other aspects of these disorders considered are: obesity--health and happiness, set-point theory, fat cells, weight reduction diets and physical activity, behavior therapy and treating childhood obesity, and control; 2) anorexia--diagnostic conceptionalization, outcome and prognosis, cognitive and inpatient/outpatient treatment; 3) bulimia-theory of etiology, cognitive behavioral and pharmacological therapy, and body image disturbance.
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