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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810110903321

Titolo

Eating disorders in children and adolescents : a clinical handbook / / edited by Daniel Le Grange, James Lock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2011

ISBN

1-4625-0144-3

1-283-23918-3

9786613239181

1-60918-492-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (528 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Le GrangeDaniel

LockJames

Disciplina

618.92/8526

Soggetti

Eating disorders in children

Eating disorders in adolescence

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Etiology and neurobiology -- pt. 2. Epidemiology and course -- pt. 3. Diagnosis and classification -- pt. 4. Medical issues and assessment -- pt. 5. Treatment -- pt. 6. Prevention -- pt. 7. The role of parents.

Sommario/riassunto

"Eating disorders typically first appear during childhood and adolescence. Despite this early age of onset, edited volumes on eating disorders have not focused on this age cohort. One of the primary purposes of this book is to redress this imbalance and target the unique issues that pertain to the development, assessment, and treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents, a period of heightened vulnerability to the these disorders and to the potential damage they can cause"--