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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797882003321

Autore

Abraham Suzanne

Titolo

Eating disorders : the facts / / Suzanne Abraham, professor, the faculty of medicine, the University of Sydney, Australia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-19-102490-2

0-19-102489-9

Edizione

[Seventh edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Collana

Facts

Disciplina

616.85/26

Soggetti

Eating disorders

Bulimia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; 1 Adolescent eating behaviour; 2 Eating disorders-an overview; 3 Why do eating disorders occur?; 4 Infertility, pregnancy, and the post-partum period; 5 Investigation of eating disorders; 6 General management of eating disorders; 7 Anorexia nervosa and anorexia nervosa-like disorders; 8 Treatment and outcome of anorexia nervosa and anorexia nervosa-like disorders; 9 Bulimia nervosa and bulimia nervosa-like disorders; 10 Treatment and outcome of bulimia and bulimia nervosa-like disorders; 11 Investigation and treatment of binge-eating and binge-eating-like disorders

Appendix A: Body mass index (BMI) charts and height conversionAppendix B: Pounds to kilograms chart; Appendix C: Quality of Life for Eating Disorders (QOL ED) questionnaire; Glossary; Index