Decoding anorexia : how breakthroughs in science offer hope for eating disorders /

"Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view. Its clear, user-friendly descriptions of the genetics and neuroscience behind the disorder is paired with first person descriptions and personal narratives of what biological differences m...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Traher, Carrie, 1980-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2013.
Subjects:
Anorexia nervosa.
Eating disorders > Psychological aspects.
Anorexia Nervosa > psychology
Feeding and Eating Disorders > psychology
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexie mentale.
Troubles du comportement alimentaire > Aspect psychologique.
PSYCHOLOGY > Clinical Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Eating Disorders.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Health.
SELF-HELP > Eating Disorders.
Anorexia nervosa
Eating disorders > Psychological aspects
Appetitlosigkeit
Essstörung
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Off the couch and into the brain. From starving saints to dieting divas
  • Interoception and the insula
  • Climbing the family tree
  • Anorexia's poster children
  • When anorexia brings friends
  • Starvation becomes obsession
  • Adapted to flee famine
  • Gym rats
  • Stepping up to the (dinner) plate
  • Oops, I did it again ...
  • Standing at the buffet of life.

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