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Eating Disorders

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  • Next to Nothingby Carrie Arnold; B. Timothy Walsh

    Oxford University Press, USA 2007; US$ 9.95

    More than simple cases of dieting gone awry, eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are among the most fatal of mental illnesses, responsible for more deaths each year than any other psychiatric disorder. These illnesses afflict millions of young people, especially women, all over the world. Carrie Arnold developed anorexia as an adolescent and nearly lost her life to the disease. In Next to Nothing, she tells the story of her descent into anorexia, how and why she fell victim to this mysterious illness, and how she was able to seek help and recover after years of therapy and hard work. Now an adult, Arnold uses her own experiences to offer practical advice and guidance to young adults who have recently been diagnosed with an eating... more...

  • Breaking Free from Emotional Eatingby Geneen Roth

    Penguin Group Inc. 2003; US$ 12.99

    There is an end to the anguish of emotional eating -- and this book explains how to achieve it. Geneen Roth, whose Feeding the Hungry Heart and When Food Is Love have brought understanding and acceptance to tens of thousands of readers over the last two decades, here outlines her proven program for resolving the conflicts at the root of overeating. Using simple techniques developed in her highly successful seminars, she offers reassuring, practical advice. more...

  • Eating Disorders and Magical Control of the Bodyby Mary Levens

    Routledge 1995; US$ 37.50

    Drawing on anthroplogy, religion, literature and psychoanalysis Levans discusses the images which eating disorder patients create in art therapy and the implications for treatment. more...

  • Management of Obesity and Related Disordersby Peter Kopelman

    Informa Healthcare 2001; US$ 74.95

    This concise handbook concentrates on the management, pharmacological and other related problems of obesity, such as diabetes, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, hyperlipidaemia and fibrinolytic abnormalities. more...

  • Handbook of Eating Disordersby Janet Treasure; Ulrike Schmidt; Eric van Furth

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2003; US$ 220.00

    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... more...

  • Eating Disorders and Marital Relationshipsby Stephan Van den Broucke; Walter Vandereycken; Jan Norre

    Routledge 1997; US$ 39.95

    Studying anorexia and bulimia in older women as opposed to teenage girls, this book takes a critical look at the evidence behind the assumptions of psychiatric illness in the patients and their spouses, producing surprising results. more...

  • Eating Disorders and Cultures in Transitionby Mervat Nasser; Melanie Katzman; Richard Gordon

    Brunner-Routledge 2002; US$ 37.50

    Calls for professionals to extend both their theoretical understanding of eating disorders and clinical work to account properly for eating disorders on a world-wide scale. more...

  • Weight Wisdomby Kathleen Burns Kingsbury; Mary Ellen Williams

    Brunner-Routledge 2003; US$ 19.00

    This text offers a unique collection of daily affirmations that focus on the irrational beliefs, thoughts, and fears behind eating disordered behaviour. more...

  • Beyond a Shadow of a Dietby Judith Matz; Ellen Frankel

    Brunner-Routledge 2004; US$ 37.50

    Beyond the Shadow of a Diet provides concrete steps for establishing a normal relationship with food and methods for understanding and treating the psychological aspects of compulsive eating. more...

  • Eating Disorders, Revised Editionby Rachel Bryant-Waugh; Bryan Lask

    Brunner-Routledge 2004; US$ 18.00

    Combining an accessible and straightforward introduction to the subject with practical advice, this book represents the first step towards diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. more...