Handbook of Eating Disorders - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471497681 ISBN 13: 9780471497684

Publisher: Wiley, 2003

Synopsis

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

About this title

From the Publisher

Prominent contributors provide an up-to-date review of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, emphasizing the powerful ideas, hypotheses, and models which have dominated the field. Coverage includes a treatment model for hospital-based weight restoration, comparative therapy evaluations, empirical assessments of psychopathology (particularly body image), and the delineation of bulimia nervosa as an autonomous disorder. Topics reflect not only what is known today but also how progress can occur in the future.

From the Back Cover

In this second edition of the Handbook of Eating Disorders every chapter has been rewritten. This was necessary to reflect not only the many advances in knowledge and understanding of eating disorders, but also the advances in communication between clinical and academic branches, and between countries. The second edition embraces this more coherent, integrated approach.

The spectrum of what is termed an eating disorder now includes obesity, and new conditions such as binge eating disorder have emerged. In this new edition, many chapters now encompass both the lean and obese ends of the spectrum so that each may benefit from understanding gained in the other. To further encourage this synthesis and consensus, chapter authors have been paired with colleagues in other schools, countries or disciplines.

However, like the previous edition, the Handbook of Eating Disorders, Second Edition provides a clear, coherent, readable and authoritative overview of this rapidly developing field that will be welcomed by all clinicians and researchers in the eating disorders field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0471497681
• ISBN 13: 9780471497684
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 496
• Editor: Janet Treasure, Eric Van Furth, Ulrike Schmidt