
Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimic Disorders
Current Perspectives
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1986
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Editors: G.I. Szmukler, P. D. Slade, P. Harris
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 7 5 0 8 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 9 0 8 9 - 1
Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimic Disorders: Current Perspectives covers the proceedings of Conference on Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders. The book presents 60 papers that cover… Read more

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Request a sales quoteAnorexia Nervosa and Bulimic Disorders: Current Perspectives covers the proceedings of Conference on Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders. The book presents 60 papers that cover various aspects that are essential in understanding the nature of eating disorders. The materials in the text are organized thematically into sections. The book first covers the historical aspects, and then proceeds to tackling the classification of eating disorders. The succeeding sections detail the different aspects of eating disorders, such as epidemiological, biological, familial, psychological, and clinical. The selection also discusses the treatment, outcome, and prognosis of eating disorders. The book will be of great use to students, researchers, and practitioners of health related disciplines.
Historical Aspects
Richard Morton, 1637-1698, Limner of Anorexia Nervosa: His Life and Times—A Tercentenary Essay
Ascetic Ideals and Anorexia Nervosa
Archival Exploration of Anorexia Nervosa
The Changing Nature Of Anorexia Nervosa: An Introduction to the Conference
Classification
Review: Classification of the Eating Disorders
Subgroups of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: Validity and Utility
Similarities Among Bulimic Groups Selected by Different Weights and Weight Histories
The Significance of the Neurotic Symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa
Epidemiological Aspects
Review: The Epidemiology of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
Patterns of Care of Anorexia Nervosa
The Prevalence of Binge-Eating and Bulimia in 1063 College Students
Anorexia Nervosa in Glasgow
Social Class as a Confounding Variable in the Eating Attitudes Test
The Implications of Anorexia Nervosa in A Ballet School
Anorexia Nervosa in American Blacks
Biological Aspects
Review: Neurobiological Aspects of Feeding Disorders
Dexamethasone Suppression and Energy Balance: A Study of Anorexic Patients
Gastrointestinal Hormones in Anorexia Nervosa
The TRH Test in Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa: A Controlled Study
Anorexia Nervosa and the Adrenal: The Effect of Weight Gain
Evaluation of Growth in Anorexia Nervosa From Serial Measurements
The Neuronal Basis of Compulsive Behavior in Anorexia Nervosa
Familial Aspects
A Controlled Family Study of Anorexia Nervosa
Family Structure and Birth Order of Patients with Anorexia Nervosa
Psychological Aspects
Review: A Review of Body-Image Studies in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
Psychological Correlates of Weight Gain in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa
Symbolic Functioning in Anorexia Nervosa
Satiety Responses in Eating Disorders
The Discriminative Value of Psychological Characteristics in Anorexia Nervosa
Clinical and Psychometric Comparison between Anorexia Nervosa Patients, Ballet Dancers and Controls
Personal Constructs in Anorexia
Empirical Assessment Of Identity in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa in the Male
Anorexic Syndromes in the Male
Anorexia Nervosa in the Male: Clinical Features and Follow-up of Nine Patients
Factors Affecting Prognosis in Male Anorexics
Bulimia
Mood and Food: An Analysis of Bulimic Episodes
Controlling Weight by Purgation and Vomiting: A Comparative Study of Bulimics
Bulimia: Multivariate Predictors of Life Impairment
The Prediction of Relapse in Bulimia Nervosa
General Clinical Aspects
Adverse Sexual Experience in Childhood and Clinical Eating Disorders: A Preliminary Description
Premenarchal Anorexia Nervosa and Its Sequelae
Evaluation of Inpatient Treatment of Adolescent Anorexic Patients
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia and Alcoholism—Association of Eating Disorder and Alcohol
Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia in Female Adolescents with Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Study
Why Do Some Anorexics Steal? Personal, Social and Illness Factors
Treatment
Review: A Treatment Approach to Anorexia Nervosa—25 Years on
Review: The Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa in Toronto
Review: Inpatient Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa: Some Research-Guided Changes
Review: Individual Psychotherapy for Anorexia Nervosa
Review: The Family Therapy of Anorexia Nervosa
Treatment of Eating Disorders: Winning the War Without Having to Do Battle
Correcting the Eating Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa
Review of a Group for Parents of Anorexics
Occupational Therapy in Anorexia Nervosa
Review: The Management of Bulimia Nervosa
Psychotherapy for Bulimia: A Controlled Study
Evaluating a Group Treatment for Bulimia
A Double-Blind Trial of Phenelzine in Bulimia
Outcome and Prognosis
Review: Outcome and Prognosis in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: Some Results of Previous Investigations, Compared with Those of a Swedish Long-Term Study
The Treatment and Outcome of Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents: A Prospective Study and Five Year Follow-up
Death and Relapse in Anorexia Nervosa: Survival Analysis of 151 Cases
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1986
- Imprint: Pergamon
- No. of pages: 540
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483175089
- eBook ISBN: 9781483190891
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