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Primary and Secondary Eating Disorders A Psychoneuroendocrine and Metabolic Approach

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ISBN-10: 008042192X

ISBN-13: 9780080421926

Edition: 1993

Authors: E. Ferrari, F. Brambilla, S. B. Solerte

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Summarizes recent psychological and physical data on primary eating disorders. The text also covers secondary eating disorders related to causes such as ageing, stress, chronic diseases and drug addiction.
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Book details

List price: $174.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 532
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

The psychobiological control of appetite
Feeding and the HPA Axis: a developmental perspective
Stress and feeding behaviour: focus on the interactions between corticotropin-releasing factor and neuropeptide Y in the hypothalamus
Influences of meal composition on central neurotransmitters and eating behaviour
The role of micronutrients in eating behaviour
Studies on 5-HT function in the eating disorders
The role of central catecholamine pathways in eating disorders
Central nervous system neuropeptide abnormalities in anorexia and bulimia nervosa
The role of gastrointestinal hormone secretion in eating disorders
Brain peptides and obesity
The importance of nutrient balance in the etiology of obesity in humans
Correlation of body weight and body mass index in twins
Eating disorders in males: sociocultural norms, clinical course, biomedical factors, and outcome
Epidemiology of eating disorders
What can discordant twins tell us about the aetiology of anorexia nervosa
Serotonin responsivity and hunger and satiety in eating disorders
Energy expenditure and activity levels in eating disorders
The role of cholinergic pathways in eating disorders
Anorexia in childhood
Anorexia nervosa: effects of artificial sweetener on blood sugar level
Brain imaging in eating disorders
Lymphocyte concentration of [beta]-endorphin and cholecystokinin-8 in anorexia and bulimia nervosa
Natural killer (NK) cell activity in anorexia nervosa: relationship to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function
Neuroendocrine-immune interactions: implications for clinical research
Lymphocyte subsets in the follow-up of anorexia nervosa
Immune function in malnutrition: a personal experience
Dexamethasone non suppression in anorexia nervosa
Neuroendocrine profiles in eating disorders: preliminary results
Validity of self reported energy intake in patients with eating disorders
The treatment of anorexia nervosa
A multidimensional treatment for anorexia nervosa
Bulimia and placebo
Re-examining the significance of clinical methodology for the treatment of anorexia nervosa
Android and gynoid obesities today
Endocrine aberrations and body fat distribution
The significance of brown adipose tissue and the differences between brown and white adipose tissue
Monoaminergic receptors in hypothalamic nuclei mediating feeding behaviour as target for anorectic drugs
Neuroendocrine abnormalities in primary obesity
Cholinergic modulation of GH secretion in obesity: comparison between direct and indirect stimuli
Effects of arginine, repeated growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone (GHRH) administrations and fasting on the acute GH response to GHRH in obesity
Obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus
Postprandial thermogenesis in obesity
Counterregulatory hormonal response to exhaustive exercise in obese subjects
Eating behaviour and psychological profile in childhood obesity
Body size, and body fat distribution, psychological factors and dietary habits, in relationship to menopause. Results of the Virgilio-Menopause-Health (VMH) Project
Respiratory disturbances in central obesity
Cardio-vascular function in obesity
Obesity related hypertension
Blood rheology changes in essential obesity may have a pathogenetic role in the occurrence of arterial hypertension
Renal function in essential obesity: role of hypertension and metabolic pattern in high molecular weight proteinuria
Obesity, lipoprotein (a) and serum triglyceride levels in non-insulin dependent (type 2) diabetic patients with angiopathy
Obesity and increased risk for renal microangiopathy in non-insulin dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus
Spectral analysis of hunger sensation in obese patients provides evidence for three subtypes, namely eurectic, hyperrectic and hyporectic obesity
Weight cycling syndrome: effects on body weight, body fat distribution, eating behaviour, and treatment compliance
Therapeutic strategies in obesity
Pharmacologic block of lipolysis restores nocturnal Growth Hormone (GH) secretion in obese subjects
Effects of dexfenfluramine on hunger sensation in eurectic, hyperrectic and hyporectic obesity
The role of corticotropin-releasing factor in the pathophysiology of depression and eating disorders: basic and clinical studies
Anorexia, weight loss and aging process
Stress and eating disorders
Eating disorders in patients with secondary amenorrhea
Secondary amenorrhea, eating disorders and concurrent psychopathology
Are eating disorders addictions?
Eating disorders related to the menstrual cycle
Pre-adolescent dieting and body shape concerns: Implications for eating disorders
Eating and epilepsy
Anorexia in chronic diseases
Tryptophan (TRP), cytokines (CK) and anorexia in cancer patients before and after surgical tumor eradication
Weight gain related to tobacco withdrawal
Eating disorders in adolescents and young women with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
Author Index
Subject Index