Eating Disorders and Obesity: How Drugs Can Help
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Author(s): T. Silverstone
Publisher: IOS Press
ISBN: 1586035444
Format: softback
151pp
Price: £48.00, $84.00, €70
Review Date: 03 November 2005
Review: This book examines the serious public health problems of eating disorders and obesity present in the developed world and now increasingly in the developing world. Part 1 examines the physiology, psychology and pharmacology of normal eating behaviour – why do we eat and how do we know when to stop? Part 2 covers the clinical features, epidemiology and pathophysiology of eating disorders and obesity, and discusses treatment options, particularly drug treatments. Also included are chapters on eating disorders and problems with body weight in children and adolescents and in elderly people. The accessible text is clearly laid out and each chapter is supported by a list of references. The book will be of interest to health professionals and patients, as well as those involved in policy making and healthcare planning. This book examines the serious public health problems of eating disorders and obesity present in the developed world and now increasingly in the developing world. Part 1 examines the physiology, psychology and pharmacology of normal eating behaviour – why do we eat and how do we know when to stop? Part 2 covers the clinical features, epidemiology and pathophysiology of eating disorders and obesity, and discusses treatment options, particularly drug treatments. Also included are chapters on eating disorders and problems with body weight in children and adolescents and in elderly people. The accessible text is clearly laid out and each chapter is supported by a list of references. The book will be of interest to health professionals and patients, as well as those involved in policy making and healthcare planning.