1st Edition

Medical Issues And The Eating Disorders The Interface

Edited By Allan S. Kaplan, Paul E. Garfinkel Copyright 1993
    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    Written for psychiatrists, physicians in other specialities, psychologists, nutritionists and other health professionals, this volume is designed to be a comprehensive, clinically orientated text and reference on the medical aspects of the eating disorders. The book brings together a large, diverse body of literature on the biomedical variables relevant to the understanding and treatment of anorexia and bulimia nervosa. It aims to provide clinicians of all orientations and disciplines with the scientific foundation needed to manage these disorders effectively, and to prevent them.

    Chapter 1 Medical and Nutritional Assessment, Allan S. Kaplan; Chapter 2 Medical Illnesses Associated with Weight Loss and Binge Eating, Allan S. Kaplan, Mark Katz; Chapter 3 Binge Eating in Obese Patients, G. Terence Wilson; Chapter 4 Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, Martina de Zwaan, James E. Mitchell; Chapter 5 Dental Aspects of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, R. John McComb; Chapter 6 Neurotransrnitter, Neuropeptide, and Neuroendocrine Disturbances, David S. Goldbloom, Sidney H. Kennedy; Chapter 7 Alterations in Metabolism and Energy Expenditure in Eating Disorders, Richard M. Black, Caroline Davis, Sidney H. Kennedy; Chapter 8 Menstrual and Reproductive Function in the Eating Disorders, David S. Goldbloom; Chapter 9 The Interaction of Chronic Medical Illness and Eating Disorders, Gary Rodin, Denis Daneman, Janet deGroot; Chapter 10 Genetic Contributions to Eating Disorders, D. Blake Woodside; Chapter 11 Medical Management of the Hospitalized Patient, Sidney H. Kennedy, Colin Shapiro;

    Biography

    Kaplan, Allan S.; Garfinkel, Paul E.