577 pg, hardcover, ‘04

Emphasizing that accurate diagnosis is the foundation for effective treatment regimens, this reference reviews the most current research on the assessment, epidemiology, etiology, risk factors, neurodevelopment, course of illness, and various empirically-based evaluation and treatment approaches. Unique patient populations are studied such as men, infants, and the elderly. This manual also highlights gender, cultural, and age-related differences that have appeared in the study eating disorders. A must-have for clinicians, students, and researchers.

Important features include:

• Full coverage given to all eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and obesity

• Gives a multidimensional perspective by investigating the psychosocial, biomedical, and the study of personality.

• Objectively assesses the relevant literature

CONTENTS:

Part I: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Course

Part II: Risk Factors, Etiology, and Comorbidity

Part III: Psychobiology

Part IV: Treatment

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Edited by Timothy D. Brewerton, this volume includes over 40 outstanding contributors in the eating disorders field.

REVIEWS:

“This Clinical Handbook can be warmly recommended to clinicians and clinical scientists, whether their main interest is in understanding the nature of eating disorders or treating the patient suffering from them. Dr. Brewerton is to be congratulated on designing a handbook with a coherent structure and assembling a team of authors who display both erudition and well-balanced judgement.”
— Gerald Russell, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Bromley, Kent, England

“The book serves as an excellent guide to current information for researchers and for physicians who want to know more about eating disorders. The book contains a vast array of information, from diagnostic problems, epidemiology, and risk factors to genetic implications and medical, nutritional, and psychological methods of treatment. There is a particularly strong section on the neurologic manifestations of eating disorders, with discussions of brain imaging and alterations in neurotransmitters. A major strength is the emphasis on evidence-based medicine and research. Most chapters offer the reader a framework for understanding the topic under discussion. I highly recommend this book for all clinicians and researchers who are looking for an up-to-date, research-oriented guide to eating disorders. Timothy Brewerton has done an outstanding job of pulling together a handbook for all practitioners who care for these patients.”
— Sara F. Forman, MD, The New England Journal of Medicine