Eating disorders and the brain / / edited by Bryan Lask, Ian Frampton
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| Titolo: |
Eating disorders and the brain / / edited by Bryan Lask, Ian Frampton
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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester [England], : John Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 332.6 |
| 616.85/26 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Eating disorders - Pathophysiology |
| Brain - Pathophysiology | |
| Altri autori: |
LaskBryan
FramptonIan
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Eating disorders and the brain |
| ISBN: | 1-283-17799-4 |
| 9786613177995 | |
| 1-119-97364-3 | |
| 1-119-99840-9 | |
| 1-119-99843-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819130703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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