Eating disorders : obesity, anorexia nervosa, and the person within
This text probes the emotional causes and effects of abnormal eating patterns and presents case histories of patients with weight problems
Harper torchbooks, TB5052
x, 396 pages ; 21 cm
9780465017829, 0465017827
10034852
General aspects. Orientation and point of view ; Historical and sociocultural perspectives ; Biological basis of eating disorders ; Hunger awareness and individuation ; Family frame and transactions ; Body image and self-awareness
Obesity. Diversity of clinical pictures ; Obesity in childhood ; Obesity in adolescence ; Obesity and schizophrenia ; Thin fat people
Anorexia nervosa. History of the concept of anorexia nervosa ; Psychogenic malnutrition and atypical anorexia nervosa ; Primary anorexia nervosa ; Anorexia nervosa in the male
Treatment. The practical and psychological aspects of weight change ; Evolution of a psychotherapeutic approach ; Outcome and outlook