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Eating Disorders - in psychology, disorders in eating patterns that comprise four categories: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, rumination disorder, and pica. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation to avoid obesity. People with this disorder believe they are overweight, even when their bodies become grotesquely distorted by malnourishment. Bulimia is characterized by massive food binges


14 of the Best Books and Articles on: Eating Disorders

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    Handbook of Eating Disorders » Read Now

    by Eric van Furth, Ulrike Schmidt, Janet Treasure. 479 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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    The Developmental Psychopathology of Eating Disorders: Implications for Research, Prevention, and Treatment » Read Now

    by Linda Smolak, Michael P. Levine, Ruth Striegel-Moore. 438 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...Developmental Psychopathology of Eating Disorders Implications for Research...Developmental Psychopathology of Eating Disorders Implications for Research...developmental...
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    Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model » Read Now

    by Carol Bloom, Andrea Gitter, Susan Gutwill, Laura Kogel, Lela Zaphiropoulos. 278 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    In this insightful analysis of and treatment guide for eating problems, the authors develop a clinically useful theory of how society's injunctions about the 'right' body and the 'right' diet become inscribed in patients and join with their intrapsychic emotional life.
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    Eating Disorders and Cultures in Transition » Read Now

    by Mervat Nasser, Melanie A. Katzman, Richard A. Gordon. 204 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    There is evidence to show that the preoccupation with slimness is spreading to non-Western cultures. This work calls for professionals to extend their understanding and clinical work to account properly for eating disorders on a world-wide scale.
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    Eating Disorders and Obesity: A Comprehensive Handbook » Read Now

    by Christopher G. Fairburn, Kelly D. Brownell. 633 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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    Causes of Eating Disorders, in Annual Review of Psychology » Read Now

    by Janet Polivy, C. Peter Herman. 27 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...Causes of eating disorders. by Janet Polivy , C...have emerged as the predominant eating disorders. We review the recent research evidence...cognitive and biological...
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    Self-Harm Behavior and Eating Disorders: Dynamics, Assessment, and Treatment » Read Now

    by Leigh M. A.T. Cohn, John L. Levitt, Randy A. Sansone. 272 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    Although self-harm behaviors such as burning, cutting or abrading oneself are common in individuals with eating disorders, not much is known about the precise relationship between this frequent occurrence. As the first clinical text to address the subject in a comprehensive fashion, Self-Harm...
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    Eating Disorders and Obesity: A Comprehensive Handbook » Read Now

    by Christopher G. Fairburn, Kelly D. Brownell. 633 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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    Students in Discord: Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (Chap. 10 "Overview: Eating Disorders" and Chap. 11 "Anorexia Nervosa") » Read Now

    by C. Robin Boucher. 402 pgs.

    A number of emotional and behavioral conditions--including depression, Tourette's syndrome, bipolar disorder, and narcissism--have been viewed as predominantly adult disorders until recently. The author discusses these and other problems that afflict students enrolled in school, and gives guidance to the professionals who work with them.
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    The Adolescent in Turmoil (Part V "Eating Disorders in Adolescence") » Read Now

    by Allan Z. Schwartzberg. 198 pgs.

    An in-depth overview, this book examines current problems faced by today's adolescents. Authored by 16 leading international experts, this book presents some of the latest research on the depressed and suicidal adolescent, assessment procedures, psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological...
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    Handbook for Assessing and Treating Addictive Disorders ("Assessment of Eating Disorders" begins on p. 97 and "Multifaceted Treatment of Patients with Severe Eating Disorders" begins on p. 181) » Read Now

    by Chris E. Stout, John L. Levitt, Douglas H. Ruben. 371 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    This valuable reference offers a fresh, integrative perspective on the diagnosis and treatment of addictive disorders. The work begins with a solid theoretical base that includes essays on behavioral, familial, and psychoanalytical explanations of addiction. The sections that follow build on that...
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    The Etiology and Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa: A Biopsychosocial Perspective » Read Now

    by Craig Johnson, Mary E. Connors. 316 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...hope that the next decade of eating disorders research will lead to greater...between affective disorders and eating disorders. It is likely that primary...
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    Fed Up: Women and Food in America (Chap. 6 "Disturbed Eating") » Read Now

    by Catherine Manton. 170 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    Combining feminist anthropology and theory with culinary history, Catherine Manton examines the place of food in women's history, with a particular emphasis on the life and changing roles of the American woman and her self-image.
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    Activity Anorexia: Theory, Research, and Treatment » Read Now

    by W. Frank Epling, W. David Pierce. 246 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...177 14 Athletes, Eating Disorders, and the Overtraining Syndrome...from reproductive function and eating disorders in humans to neurotransmitters...University Animal models...

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