Treatment of eating disorders : bridging the research-practice gap /

Eating disorders (EDs) affect at least 11 million people in the United States each year and€spread across age, race, ethnicity and socio-economic class. While professional literature on the subject has grown a great deal in the past 30 years, it tends to be exclusively research-based and lacking exp...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Maine, Margo, McGilley, Beth Hartman, Bunnell, Douglas W. (Douglas Walls), 1956-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:Eating disorders (EDs) affect at least 11 million people in the United States each year and€spread across age, race, ethnicity and socio-economic class. While professional literature on the subject has grown a great deal in the past 30 years, it tends to be exclusively research-based and lacking expert clinical commentary on treatment. This volume focuses on just such commentary, with chapters€authored by both expert clinicians and researchers. Core issues such as assessment and diagnosis, the correlation between EDs and weight and nutrition, and medical/psychiatric management are di.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 499 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780123756695 (electronic bk.)
0123756693 (electronic bk.)