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Eating Disorders A Reference Sourcebook
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Raymond Lemberg, Leigh Cohn
ISBN: 1-57356-156-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-57356-156-3
272 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/15/1998
List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £51.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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Description: Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa pose a grave danger to the health of thousands of Americans each year. This sourcebook brings together in a single volume an extensive amount of information and resources regarding the diagnosis and treatment of these potentially life-threatening conditions. This volume is a substantially updated and expanded version of Controlling Eating Disorders with Facts, Advice, and Resources (Oryx, 1992).
Table of Contents:
  • Preface Ray Lemberg
    Contributors
    Glossary
    Part 1 Understanding Eating Disorders: Symptoms and Causes
    Part 2 Physiological and Medical Issues
    Part 3 Sociocultural Issues and Subgroups Affected by Eating Disorders
    Part 4 Dieting and the Obesities
    Part 5 Current Treatment Approaches
    Part 6 Facilities and Selected Resources
    Index
About the Author: RAYMOND LEMBERG, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and director of Psychological Pathways, a multidisciplinary group practice in Scottsdale, Mesa, and Prescott, AZ. /e Previously, he served as executive vice president of Willow Creek Hospital and Treatment Center in Scottsdale, a specialty hospital for the treatment of eating disorders. Dr. Lemberg has served as consultant to various eating disorder programs and has published extensively in professional literature on the subject of eating disorders.

LEIGH COHN is the president of Gurze Books, a publisher specializing in books and other reference materials on eating disorders. /e
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