Download Handbook of Eating Disorders Theory Treatment and Research George Szmukler Chris Dare Janet Treasure 9780471963073 Books

Product details Paperback 438 pages Publisher Wiley (September 27, 1996) Language English ISBN-10 9780471963073 ISBN-13 978-0471963073 ASIN 0471963070

Handbook of Eating Disorders Theory Treatment and Research George Szmukler Chris Dare Janet Treasure 9780471963073 Books Reviews

• In this second edition of the "Handbook of eating disorders" every chapter has been revised and rewritten with several new additional chapters in order to bring an up-to-date book on research and clinical experience in this field.
  The editors Janet Treasure and Ulrike Schmidt are affiliated with Guys Hospital and Maudsley Hospital in London, while Eric van Furth is affiliated with the National Centre for Eating Disorders in the Netherlands. The 52 contributors are an all European group, except for five American researchers.
  The book has 28 extensive chapters on the whole spectrum of eating disorders from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa to obesity. Each chapter has a logic structure with recent research and extensive references that will be useful for both the researcher and clinician. The chapter on children and adolescents is written by two professionals from the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London with useful information on diagnosis, assessment and management.
  This book gives a current review of eating disorders that will be useful for every professional working in this field.
  Professor Joav Merrick, MD
  Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Medical director, Division for Mental Retardation, ...