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...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Washington, DC :
IOS Press,
©2005.
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Collection: | Biomedical and health research ;
v. 65. |
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Title page; Preface; Contents; Regulation of Energy Balance in Humans; How the Body Regulates Eating and Body Weight; Psychological and Social Influences on Appetite and Eating Behaviour; Pharmacology of Appetite and Eating; Disorders of Eating and Body Weight; Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa; Binge Eating Disorder; Biological Rhythms and Disordered Eating; Obesity; Drug Related Obesity; Eating Disorders and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence; Disorders of Eating, Weight and Appetite in Later Life.