Handbook of Eating Disorders [Hardcover]

This second edition of the Handbook of Eating Disorders offers a comprehensive, critical account of the whole field of eating disorders, incorporating both basic knowledge and a synthesis of the most recent developments in the area.

Many of the important developments in recent years are reflected in this expanded volume such as the basic science of appetite control, the discovery of leptin and the knowledge about the neurotramsmitters involved in eating.

An invaluable review of scientific knowledge and approaches to treatment of eating disorders from anorexia nervosa to obesity.
* Covers basic concepts and science, clinical considerations of definition and assessment, and treatment approaches
* Focuses on newer developments in research and treatment
* Reflects evidence-based approaches to treatment as a guide to best practice
* Includes many new chapters and authors who represent the most authoritative scientists and clinicians worldwideAbout the Editors.

Contributors.

Preface.

Preface to the First Edition.

1. Concepts of Eating Disorders (Bob Palmer).

2. Epidemiology (Daphne van Hoeken, Jacob Seidell and Hans Wijbrand Hoek).

3. Genetic Aetiology of Eating Disorders & Obesity (Elizabeth Winchester and David Collier).

4. Biology of Appetite and Weight Regulations (Frances Connan and Sarah Stanley).

5. Basic Neuroscience and Scanning (Martina de Zwaan).

6. Attachment and Childhood Development (Anne Ward and Simon Gowers).

7. Cognitive and Behavioral Models (Roz Shafran and Padmal de Silva).

8. Sociocultural Models (Mervat Nasser and Melanie Katzman).

9. Psychological Factors (Lucy Serpell and Nicholas Troop).

10. Medical Complicatle