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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139621503321

Titolo

Eating disorders and the brain [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Bryan Lask, Ian Frampton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester [England], : John Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

1-283-17799-4

9786613177995

1-119-97364-3

1-119-99840-9

1-119-99843-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LaskBryan

FramptonIan

Disciplina

332.6

616.85/26

Soggetti

Eating disorders - Pathophysiology

Brain - Pathophysiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why clinicians should love neuroscience : the clinical relevance of contemporary knowledge / David Wood -- Eating disorders : an overview / Beth Watkins -- Neuroimaging / Tone Seim Fuglset and Ian Frampton -- Neuropsychology / Joanna Steinglass and Deborah Glasofer -- Neurochemistry : the fabric of life and the fabric of eating disorders / Ken Nunn -- Body image disturbance / Maria ℗Øver{ring}as -- Conceptual models / Mark Rose and Ian Frampton -- Toward a comprehensive, causal and explanatory neuroscience model of anorexia nervosa / Ken Nunn, Ian Frampton and Bryan Lask -- Neurobiological models : implications for patients and families / Ilina Singh and Alina Wengaard -- Clinical implications / Camilla Lindwall and Bryan Lask -- Future directions / Ian Frampton and Bryan Lask.

Sommario/riassunto

Why is the brain important in eating disorders? This ground-breaking new book describes how increasingly sophisticated neuroscientific approaches are revealing much about the role of the brain in eating disorders.  Even more importantly, it discusses how underlying brain



abnormalities and dysfunction may contribute to the development and help in the treatment of these serious disorders. Neuropsychological studies show impairments in specific cognitive functions, especially executive and visuo-spatial skills. Neuroimaging studies show structural and functional abnormalit