1st Edition

Understanding Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa And Obesity

322 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

322 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

First published in 1994. As the incidence of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and obesity sometimes caused by compulsive eating has risen, so has research and literature in the field. Presenting current knowledge of these eating disorders - the most common types found in adolescents and adults - this book addresses issues relevant to all.; Examining the pertinent history,... Read more

General Issues -- Eating Disorders: A Historical Perspective -- Critical Issues in the Developmental Psychopathology of Eating Disorders -- Parenting and Family Factors in Eating Problems -- Sexual Abuse and the Eating Disorders -- Anorexia Nervosa -- Anorexia Nervosa: Definition, Diagnostic Criteria, and Associated Psychological Problems -- Anorexia Nervosa: Theories of Etiology -- Anorexia Nervosa: Methods of Treatment -- Bulimia Nervosa -- Bulimia Nervosa: Definition, Diagnostic Criteria, and Associated Psychological Problems -- Bulimia Nervosa: Medical Complications -- Bulimia Nervosa: Methods of Treatment -- Obesity -- Obesity: Definition, Diagnostic Criteria, and Associated Health Problems -- Obesity: Sociocultural Perspectives -- Obesity: Methods of Treatment -- Afterword

Biography

LeeAnn Alexander-Mott, M.S. Department of Counseling, Development, and Higher Education College of Education University of North Texas Denton, TX 76203-3857