Eating Disorders: The FactsEating Disorders: The Facts is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the major eating disorders namely anorexia nervosa, anorexia nervosa not for weight or shape, exercise disorder, bulimia nervosa, purging disorder, rumination disorder, binge eating disorder and atypical. Sympathetically and clearly written, this guide considers why eating disorders occur, and then looks at each in turn, describing the eating behaviours, diagnosis, and treatments available.The opening chapters tackle adolescent eating behaviours and infertility, pregnancy and the postpartum period. Case histories and patient perspectives provide insights into the mind of the eating disorder sufferer, making it easier for patients and their families to relate to the topics discussed. Revised and updated new topics include contribution of epigenetics (in utero contribution), attachment in perinatal and early years, and the negative and positive impact of the internet and social media. Eating Disorders: The Facts provides an authoritative resource on eating disorders that will prove valuable for sufferers and their families. |
Contents
1 Adolescent eating behaviour | 1 |
2 Eating disordersan overview | 19 |
3 Why do eating disorders occur? | 39 |
4 Infertility pregnancy and the postpartum period | 53 |
5 Investigation of eating disorders | 75 |
6 General management of eating disorders | 89 |
7 Anorexia nervosa and anorexia nervosalike disorders | 103 |
8 Treatment and outcome of anorexia nervosa and anorexia nervosalike disorders | 129 |
10 Treatment and outcome of bulimia and bulimia nervosalike disorders | 173 |
11 Investigation and treatment of bingeeating and bingeeatinglike disorders | 199 |
Body mass index BMI charts and height conversion | 225 |
Pounds to kilograms chart | 231 |
Quality of Life for Eating Disorders QOL ED questionnaire | 237 |
Glossary | 249 |
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9 Bulimia nervosa and bulimia nervosalike disorders | 153 |
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adolescence amenorrhoea amount of food anorexia nervosa anxiety assessment avoid baby bariatric surgery become binge eaters binge eating binge-eating disorder binge-eating-like disorders body image Body mass index brain bulimia nervosa changes cope depression develop diet dietician disordered eating drugs eating behaviour eating binge eating disorder eating-disordered energy epigenetic episodes excessive exercise exercise disorder Fact feel fluid food intake gain weight ghrelin hormones hospital increase induce vomiting laxatives leptin lifestyle lose weight low body weight meals menstrual cycle menstruation menu plan months average/month mood normal eating nutrition obese obese women occur outpatient overweight PAST 28 days PAST 3 months Patient’s perspective patients with anorexia person pregnancy problems psychiatric refeeding relapse self-esteem self-induced vomiting sexual stomach stop stress surgery syndrome therapist thoughts treatment usually vomiting weeks weight control weight gain weight loss weight or shape weight-losing behaviour woman