Full Description
The synthesis of forty years of pioneering work by the world's leading authority on the emotional aspects of eating disorders."The definitive book on eating disorders....It is a classic."- Shervert H. Frazier, M.D., Harvard Medical School
Contents
General Aspects * Orientation and Point of View * Historical and Sociocultural Perspectives * Biological Basis of Eating Disorders * Hunger Awareness and Individuation * Family Frame and Transactions * Body Image and Self-Awareness Obesity * Diversity of Clinical Pictures * Obesity in Childhood * Obesity in Adolescence * Obesity and Schizophrenia * Thin Fat People Anorexia Nervosa * History of the Concept of Anorexia Nervosa * Psychogenic Malnutrition and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa * Primary Anorexia Nervosa * Anorexia Nervosa in the Male Treatment * The Practical and Psychological Aspects of Weight Change * Evolution of a Psychotherapeutic Approach * Outcome and Outlook
