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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449790003321

Autore

Silverstone Trevor

Titolo

Eating disorders and obesity [[electronic resource] ] : how drugs can help / / Trevor Silverstone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-50494-3

9786610504947

1-4294-0205-9

1-60750-130-9

600-00-0406-0

1-60129-111-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

Biomedical and health research ; ; v. 65

Disciplina

616.85/26

Soggetti

Eating disorders

Obesity

Psychotropic drugs

Electronic books.

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.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Preface; Contents; Regulation of Energy Balance in Humans; How the Body Regulates Eating and Body Weight; Psychological and Social Influences on Appetite and Eating Behaviour; Pharmacology of Appetite and Eating; Disorders of Eating and Body Weight; Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa; Binge Eating Disorder; Biological Rhythms and Disordered Eating; Obesity; Drug Related Obesity; Eating Disorders and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence; Disorders of Eating, Weight and Appetite in Later Life

Sommario/riassunto

Most patients who develop the eating disorders are frightened of gaining weight. The disordered eating can be viewed as a pathological reaction to this fear and a distorted attempt to establish control of body weight. This book focuses on the place of drugs in the treatment of both sets of illnesses. It addresses the science of eating behavior.