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Eating Disorders Sourcebook A Comprehensive Guide to the Causes, Treatments, and Prevention of Eating Disorders

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ISBN-10: 0071476857

ISBN-13: 9780071476850

Edition: 3rd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Carolyn Costin

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'The Eating Disorder Sourcebook' is for those people who suffer from an eating disorder, professionals who treat them and families who suspect, or know, that an eating disorder is affecting their lives.
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Book details

List price: $27.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 1/8/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.80" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

Carolyn Costin MA, MEd, MFT, founder of Monte Nido Treatment Center, is a therapist, activist, author, and renowned eating disorder expert.

Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction
From Diet to Disorder: Problems and Prognosis
Young, White, and Female: Myth or Reality?
Activity Disorder: When a Good Thing Goes Bad
Genes or Jeans: What Causes Eating Disorders?
Eating Disorder Behaviors As Adaptive Functions
To Those Who Love Them: Guidelines for Family and Significant Others
Assessing the Situation
Treatment Philosophy and Approaches
Individual Therapy: Putting the Eating Disorder Out of a Job
Sharing the Pain and the Promise in Group
Family Therapy: Working with Families and Significant Others
Enough About Your Mother, What Did You Eat Today?
Medical Assessment and Management
The Psychiatrist's Role and Psychotropic Medication
When Outpatient Treatment Is Not Enough
Alternative Approaches to Treating Eating Disorders
Increasing Awareness and Prevention
Eating Disorder Organizations and Websites
Suggestions for Further Reading
Bibliography
Index