Eating Disorders: A Guide to Medical Care and Complications

ISBN 10: 142142343X / ISBN 13: 9781421423432

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eating Disorders: A Guide to Medical Care and Complications
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 142142343X
• ISBN 13: 9781421423432
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

A comprehensive guide to the medical complications, diagnosis, and treatment of eating disorders.

In this new edition of their best-selling work, Drs. Philip S. Mehler and Arnold E. Andersen provide a user-friendly and comprehensive guide to treating and managing eating disorders for primary care physicians, mental health professionals, worried family members and friends, and nonmedical professionals (such as teachers and coaches).

Mehler and Andersen identify common medical complications that people who have eating disorders face and answer questions about how to treat both physical and behavioral aspects of eating disorders. Serious complications, including cardiac arrhythmia, electrolyte abnormalities, and gastrointestinal problems, are discussed in detail. Incorporating illustrative case studies, medical background on the complications, guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, and an up-to-date list of selected references, chapters provide comprehensive coverage of topics, including team treatment and nutritional rehabilitation. The authors also address special areas of concern, such as athletes who have eating disorders, males with eating disorders, and the pharmacological treatment of obesity. New topics include diabetes and eating disorders, osteoporosis, involuntary feeding, innovative psychological strategies, and ethical dilemmas.

About the Authors

Philip S. Mehler, MD, FAED, CEDS (DENVER, CO), is the founder and chief executive officer of Denver Health's ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders and Severe Malnutrition, the chief scientific officer at the Eating Recovery Center, and the Distinguished Glassman Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado.

Arnold E. Andersen, MD (IOWA CITY, IA), is emeritus professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa College of Medicine and the former director of the Eating Disorders Program at Iowa and Johns Hopkins University. He is the editor of Males with Eating Disorders and the coauthor of Making Weight: Men's Conflicts with Food, Weight, Shape, and Appearance.