Medical management of eating disorders / C. Laird Birmingham and Janet Treasure ; with invited contributions by Donald Baker [and others].

Eating disorders are known to affect between 1 and 4% of all women, and a smaller proportion of men. This text is designed to provide all health professionals with the practical information they need to treat patients with anorexia nervosa and related eating disorders. A user-friendly structure allo...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Birmingham, C. Laird (Carl Laird)
Other Authors: Treasure, Janet
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Definitions and prevalence
  • section 2. Cause
  • section 3. Diagnosis and clinical features
  • section 4. Differential diagnosis
  • section 5. Course and prognosis
  • section 6. Treatment
  • section 7. Obesity.