Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Psychopathology - Eating Disorders

The mortality rate associated with eating disorders is higher than that of any other psychiatric illness. What are the factors that influence abnormal perceptions of body image and trigger the deadly behaviors of food deprivation or uncontrollable gluttony? This indispensable resource thoroughly examines the complex subject of eating disorders, particularly the sociocultural, psychological, and nutritional aspects of eating disorders and body image.

"Eating Disorders: An Encyclopedia of Causes, Treatment, and Prevention" explores the definitions, risk factors, symptoms, and health...

Eating problems are common in children and teenagers. Yet myths about such problems abound and it can be very difficult to separate the facts from popular beliefs; unusual or disturbed eating patterns can be understandably bewildering and distressing for parents.

Whatever aspect of your child's eating behaviour is causing you concern, this book will help you understand some of the more common reasons why problems arise, and will give you advice on what you and others can do to manage the situation.

Written by two experienced clinicians, this new edition of "Eating Disorders: A...

• Presents the newest models and theories for use in the treatment of patients with eating disorders
• Written specifically to fulfill the needs of clinical psychologists and therapists
• Includes coverage of important service related issues for working with people with eating disorders
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• Presents the newest models and theories for use in the treatment of patients with eating disorders
• Written specifically to fulfill the needs of clinical psychologists and therapists
• Includes coverage of important service related issues for working with people with eating disorders
...

For Christmas I'm giving myself a fresh start. I have to get some extra pounds of weight under my belt; I want to make next year the year that everything changes.

At the age of 32, after ten years of hiding from the truth, Emma Woolf finally decided it was time to face the biggest challenge of her life. Addicted to hunger, exercise and control, she was juggling a full-blown...

Fifteen years have passed since the highly respected and widely known Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Sufferers and Friends was written. This long awaited new edition, builds on the work of the first, providing essential new and updated research outcomes on anorexia nervosa. It offers a unique insight and guidance into the recovery process for those who suffer from an eating disorder as well as advice and information for their loved ones. Written collaboratively by both an expert in the field and someone with personal experience of eating disorders, this book offers exceptional...

*Overcome the urge to binge.
*Gain control over what and when you eat.
*Break free of strict dieting and other habits that may contribute to binges.
*Establish stable, healthy eating patterns.
*Improve your body image and reduce the risk of relapse.

This fully updated second edition incorporates important advances in the understanding and treatment of...

Michelle E. Minero, MFT, has redefined diet as "regularly offering yourself love."

How would your life be different if you loved yourself and your body?

Find out through the 7 paths of the Self-Love Diet. You will explore your spirituality, your relationship with your body, your thoughts and feelings, as well as your relationship with yourself, others, your culture and your world.

Develop a daily self-love practice, the only diet that works.
Testimonial by Anita Johnston, PhD

Rather than promoting the deprivation that is typical of modern day diet mentality, Michelle...