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Demystifying anorexia nervosa : an optimistic guide to understanding and healing /

Emotionally and physically devastating, anorexia nervosa is the third most common chronic illness in teenage girls, striking one in every two hundred (boys only make up 10% of all cases). And while there are a plethora of books on the subject, most are either personal accounts of recovery orattempts...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lucas, Alexander R., 1931-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Colección:Developmental perspectives in psychiatry.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What is anorexia nervosa?
  • How does anorexia nervosa evolve?
  • How common is anorexia nervosa?
  • What causes anorexia nervosa?
  • The signs of trouble
  • What to expect in an evaluation
  • Making the diagnosis
  • Disorders that mimic anorexia nervosa
  • Physiological effect of starvation and weight gain
  • How is fertility affected?
  • Bulima, bulima nervosa, and binge eating
  • Treatment
  • Is recovery possible?
  • Can anorexia nervosa be prevented?