TY - BOOK ID - 77868480 TI - When dieting becomes dangerous AU - Michel, Deborah Marcontell AU - Willard, Susan G PY - 2003 SN - 1281722081 9786611722081 0300130112 9780300130119 9781281722089 0300092326 9780300092325 0300092334 9780300092332 PB - New Haven Yale University Press DB - UniCat KW - Anorexia nervosa. KW - Bulimia. KW - Eating disorders. KW - Women KW - Disorders of eating KW - Eating, Pathological KW - Eating disturbances KW - Eating dysfunctions KW - Pathological eating KW - Appetite disorders KW - Psychology, Pathological KW - Binge-purge behavior KW - Bulimarexia KW - Bulimia nervosa KW - Food binge-purge behavior KW - Gorge-purge syndrome KW - Eating disorders KW - Mental health. KW - Health and hygiene KW - Psychology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77868480 AB - This primer on anorexia and bulimia is aimed directly at patients and the people who care about them. Written in simple, straightforward language by two experts in the field, it describes the symptoms and warning signs of eating disorders, explains their presumed causes and complexities, and suggests effective treatments.The book includes:• guidance about what to expect and look for in the assessment and treatment process;• emphasis on the critical role of psychotherapy and family therapy in recovery;• explanation of how anorexia and bulimia differ in their origins and manifestations;• information on males with eating disorders and how they are similar to and different from female patients;• a separate chapter for health care professionals who are not specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with eating disorders;• up-to-date readings, Internet sites, and professional organizations in the United States and in Europe. ER -