Online support groups are considered highly valuable in addition to traditional health care services, but we know very little about how people actually join such a group. This book offers a microanalysis of an online support group on eating disorders, specifically the communicat…
Overeating and obesity are on the rise in both the United States and in other countries around the world, despite public health warnings, the availability of diet books, and the stigma associated with excess weight. Recent research shows that excess food intake is, in part, driv…
Video Guide PART I: Introduction Chapter 1. Classification of Eating Disorders PART II: Evaluation and Diagnosis of Eating Problems Chapter 2. Eating Problems in Adults Chapter 3. Eating Problems in Children and Adolescents Chapter 4. Eating Problems in Individuals With Overweig…
This Handbook is an indispensable guide for the multidisciplinary management of eating disorders. It discusses a broad range of issues: managing high-risk patients, the challenges of inserting feeding tubes, addressing nutritional aspects and dealing with additional disorders wh…
Who develops which eating disorder and why? When do eating disorders begin and what fuels them? In Hunger for Connection, psychoanalyst and eating-disorder specialist Alitta Kullman expands on the "body/mind" personality organization she calls the "perseverant personality," illu…
Eating disorders are among the most complex disorders to treat, typically requiring medical, nutritional, and psychotherapeutic interventions. High relapse rates and the sense of urgency to save lives and minimize or prevent lifelong problems present challenges for even the most…
"Eating disorders are among the most complex disorders to treat, typically requiring medical, nutritional, and psychotherapeutic interventions. High relapse rates and the sense of urgency to save lives and minimize or prevent lifelong problems present challenges for even the mos…
This is a guide to the three major eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia and obesity. It considers why eating disorders occur, and then looks at each in turn, describing the eating behaviours, diagnosis, and treatments available.
