Eating disorders

Keel, Pamela K. 1970- (Author).

Item details

ISBN: 9780190247348
ISBN: 0190247347
Physical Description: print
xi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-250) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : what are eating disorders? -- Related conditions that are not eating disorders -- Who suffers from eating disorders? -- Finding the causes of eating disorders : going beyond descriptive methods -- Body image, dieting, and eating disorders : is the media to blame? -- Family and peer factors in the development of eating pathology -- Psychological factors in the development of eating disorders : the contributions of personality and cognitive-affective processes -- Biological bases, correlates, and consequences of eating disorders -- Treatment -- Prevention -- Long-term course and outcome -- Conclusion -- Case studies revisited -- Future directions -- Glossary.