This second edition of the Handbook of Eating Disorders offers a
comprehensive, critical account of the whole field of eating
disorders, incorporating both basic knowledge and a synthesis of
the most recent developments in the area.
Many of the important developments in recent years are reflected in
this expanded volume such as the basic science of appetite control,
the discovery of leptin and the knowledge about the
neurotramsmitters involved in eating.
An invaluable review of scientific knowledge and approaches to
treatment of eating disorders from anorexia nervosa to
obesity.
* Covers basic concepts and science, clinical considerations of
definition and assessment, and treatment approaches
* Focuses on newer developments in research and treatment
* Reflects evidence-based approaches to treatment as a guide to
best practice
* Includes many new chapters and authors who represent the most
authoritative scientists and clinicians worldwide
Cuprins
About the Editors.
Contributors.
Preface.
Preface to the First Edition.
1. Concepts of Eating Disorders (Bob Palmer).
2. Epidemiology (Daphne van Hoeken, Jacob Seidell and Hans
Wijbrand Hoek).
3. Genetic Aetiology of Eating Disorders & Obesity
(Elizabeth Winchester and David Collier).
4. Biology of Appetite and Weight Regulations (Frances Connan
and Sarah Stanley).
5. Basic Neuroscience and Scanning (Martina de Zwaan).
6. Attachment and Childhood Development (Anne Ward and Simon
Gowers).
7. Cognitive and Behavioral Models (Roz Shafran and Padmal de
Silva).
8. Sociocultural Models (Mervat Nasser and Melanie Katzman).
9. Psychological Factors (Lucy Serpell and Nicholas Troop).
10. Medical Complications (Stephen Zipfel, Bernd Lowe and
Wolfgang Herzog).
11. Family, Burden of Care and Social Consequences (Søren
Nielsen and Núria Bara-Carril)
12. Treatment Overview (Janet Treasure and Ulrike Schmidt).
13. Motivation (Beatrice Bauer and Janet Treasure ).
14. Cognitive Behavioural Treatments (Glenn Waller and Helen
Kennerley).
15. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Eating
Disorders (Denise Wilfley, Rick Stein and Robinson Welch).
16. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (Bob Palmer and Helen
Birchall).
17. Cognitive Analytic Therapy (Claire Tanner and Frances
Connan).
18. Family Interventions (Ivan Eisler, Daniel le Grange and Eia
Asen).
19. Drug Treatments (Tijs Bruna and Jaap Fogteloo).
20. Eating Disorder Services (Lorna Richards).
21. Day Treatments (Paul Robinson).
22. In-patient Treatment (Anthony Winston and Peter
Webster).
23. Eating Disorders Males (Manfred Fichter and Krenn
Heidelinde).
24. Athletes and Dancers (Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Fin Skarderud
and Sheelagh Rodgers).
25. Comorbitity of Diabetes Mellitus (Stephen Herpetz and
Søren Nielsen).
26. Children and Young Adolescents (Dasha Nicholls and Rachel
Bryant-Waugh).
27. From Prevention to Health Promotion (Runi Borrensen and Jan
Rosenvinge).
28. Early Identification (Greta Noordenbos).
Index.
Despre autor
Janet Treasure, Department of Psychiatry, Guys Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Professor Treasure is a psychiatrist who has specialised in the treatment of eating disorders for over 20 years. She trained with Professor Gerald Russell at the Maudsley hospital and the Institute of Psychiatry. The clinic provides treatment for a population of 2 million in south-east London and is a national referral centre. The unit is active in research and development.
Ulrike Schmidt, Section of Eating Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
Dr Ulrike Schmidt is a Consultant Psychiatrist in the Eating Disorders Unit at the Maudsley Hospital and Reader in Eating Disorders at the Institute of Psychiatry. Her research interests include all aspects of eating disorders, but in particular brief psychological and self-help treatments. She has co-authored two self-help books and accompanying clinicians’ guides.
Eric van Furth, Robert-Fleury Stichting, national Centre for Eating Disorders, The Netherlands
Dr Eric van Furth is a psychologist-Psychotherapist in the National Centre for Eating Disorders at the Robert-Fleury Stichting (Robert-Fleury Foundation), a general psychiatric hospital in Leidschendam, The Netherlands. he is Honorary Lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry of Leiden University and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry at St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London (UK).