Eating and Weight Disorders
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Author(s): C. Grilo
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1841695483
Format: softback
246pp
Price: £14.95
Review Date: 02 August 2006
Review: ‘Eating disorders’ refer to a range of problems characterized by abnormal eating behaviours and beliefs about eating, weight, and shape. Eating disorders, which are classified as psychiatric problems, and obesity, which is classified as a general medical condition, are among the diverse and perplexing array of biological, social, psychological phenomena. This book covers the epidemiology and nature of eating and weight disorders; and looks at understanding, assessing and treating anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa as well as other atypical disorders. The last chapter looks at treatments for obesity