The Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity

A panel of internationally recognized eating disorder experts has expanded and fully updated this widely acclaimed book to reflect recent scientific and therapeutic developments. Stressing human physiology, treatment, and disease prevention, the authors take advantage of the new molecular understanding of the biological regulation of energy. Updated chapters review specific evidence-based and future treatment modalities, present an objective evaluation of the treatment, and identify the positives and negatives that have been seen during clinical studies, as well as cumulative data derived from clinical practice. New chapters include material on the use of the internet in the education and treatment of eating disorders and obesity, and on the role of appetite and satiety in obesity treatment, particularly with regard to the carbohydrate diet.

A panel of internationally recognized eating disorder experts has expanded and fully updated this widely acclaimed book to reflect recent scientific and therapeutic developments. Stressing human physiology, treatment, and disease prevention, the authors take advantage of the new molecular understanding of the biological regulation of energy. Updated chapters review specific evidence-based and future treatment modalities, present an objective evaluation of the treatment, and identify the positives and negatives that have been seen during clinical studies, as well as cumulative data derived from clinical practice. New chapters include material on the use of the internet in the education and treatment of eating disorders and obesity, and on the role of appetite and satiety in obesity treatment, particularly with regard to the carbohydrate diet.

A panel of internationally recognized eating disorder experts has expanded and fully updated this widely acclaimed book to reflect recent scientific and therapeutic developments. Stressing human physiology, treatment, and disease prevention, the authors take advantage of the new molecular understanding of the biological regulation of energy. Updated chapters review specific evidence-based and future treatment modalities, present an objective evaluation of the treatment, and identify the positives and negatives that have been seen during clinical studies, as well as cumulative data derived from clinical practice. New chapters include material on the use of the internet in the education and treatment of eating disorders and obesity, and on the role of appetite and satiety in obesity treatment, particularly with regard to the carbohydrate diet.

Bulimia Nervosa.- Bulimia Nervosa.- Counseling Patients With Bulimia Nervosa.- Pharmacological Therapy of Bulimia Nervosa.- Prevention of Eating Disorders.- Anorexia Nervosa.- Anorexia Nervosa.- Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa.- Pharmacological Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa.- The Internet and Eating Disorders.- Obesity.- Etiologies of Obesity.- Medical Consequences of Obesity and Benefits of Weight Loss.- Obese Patients With Binge-Eating Disorder.- Overview and the Future of Obesity Treatment.- The Role of Physical Activity, Exercise, and Nutrition in the Treatment of Obesity.- Lifestyle Modification in the Treatment of Obesity.- Very Low-Calorie Diets.- Pharmacotherapy of Obesity.- Combination Therapies for Obesity.- Genetics and Potential Treatments of Obesity.- The Role of Hunger and Satiety in Weight Management.- Surgical Interventions for the Management of Obesity.- Clinical Experience in a Comprehensive Weight-Management Center.- The Multidisciplinary Team in the Management of Obesity.- The Internet and Obesity Treatment.- Barriers to Treatment.- Prevention of Obesity.