| Description |
vi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
What Everyone Needs to Know (R) |
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What everyone needs to know.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"...answers common questions about eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, as well as newly described conditions, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Practical yet authoritative, the book defines the eating disorders, explains what we know about them based on the latest science, and describes how treatment works. Importantly, the book dispels common myths about eating disorders..."--Page 4 of cover. |
| Contents |
Part I: Facing the facts and busting the myths. What are eating disorders? ; Who gets eating disorders? ; How do you know if you or someone you care about has an eating disorder? ; What causes eating disorders? ; What could make an eating disorder better or worse? ; Do eating disorders overlap with other psychiatric disorders? ; Are children affected by eating disorders? ; Is obesity an eating disorder? -- Part II: Taking action: treatment and recovery. Where do people get eating disorder treatment? ; Who provides eating disorder treatment? ; Are there medications that are helpful? ; What kinds of psychotherapy help eating disorder symptoms the most? ; Are there other useful strategies? ; What does recovery look like? ; Can eating disorders be prevented? -- Part III: Eating disorders research: hot topics. Olanzapine: a new medication for anorexia nervosa ; Cognitive neuroscience: emerging knowledge about how the brain works as applied to eating disorders ; Genetics: emerging knowledge about eating disorders. |
| Subject |
Eating disorders.
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Eating disorders -- Treatment.
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Eating disorders -- Prevention.
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PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Eating Disorders.
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Eating disorders. (OCoLC)fst00901199
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Eating disorders -- Prevention.
(OCoLC)fst00901211
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Eating disorders -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst00901220
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| Added Author |
Attia, Evelyn, author.
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Glasofer, Deborah R., 1979- author.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Walsh, B. Timothy, Eating disorders New York : Oxford University Press, 2020. 9780190926625 (DLC) 2019048253 |
| ISBN |
9780190926601 (paperback) |
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0190926600 (paperback) |
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9780190926595 (hardcover) |
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0190926597 (hardcover) |
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