Eating disorders and obesity : how drugs can help /
Most patients who develop the eating disorders are frightened of gaining weight. The disordered eating can be viewed as a pathological reaction to this fear and a distorted attempt to establish control of body weight. This book focuses on the place of drugs in the treatment of both sets of illnesses...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Washington, DC :
IOS Press,
©2005.
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Colección: | Biomedical and health research ;
v. 65. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Most patients who develop the eating disorders are frightened of gaining weight. The disordered eating can be viewed as a pathological reaction to this fear and a distorted attempt to establish control of body weight. This book focuses on the place of drugs in the treatment of both sets of illnesses. It addresses the science of eating behavior. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 151 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 1429402059 9781429402057 1601291116 9781601291110 9781607501305 1607501309 9781586035440 1586035444 |