Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimic Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimic Disorders: Current Perspectives covers the proceedings of Conference on Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders. The book presents 60 papers that cover various aspects that are essential in understanding the nature of eating disorders. The materials in the text are organized thematically into sections. The book first covers the historical aspects, and then proceeds to tackling the classification of eating disorders. The succeeding sections detail the different aspects of eating disorders, such as epidemiological, biological, familial, psychological, and clinical. The selection also discusses the treatment, outcome, and prognosis of eating disorders. The book will be of great use to students, researchers, and practitioners of health related disciplines.

Historical Aspects Richard Morton, 1637-1698, Limner of Anorexia Nervosa: His Life and Times-A Tercentenary Essay Ascetic Ideals and Anorexia Nervosa Archival Exploration of Anorexia Nervosa The Changing Nature Of Anorexia Nervosa: An Introduction to the Conference Classification Review: Classification of the Eating Disorders Subgroups of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: Validity and Utility Similarities Among Bulimic Groups Selected by Different Weights and Weight Histories The Significance of the Neurotic Symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa Epidemiological Aspects Review: The Epidemiology of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Patterns of Care of Anorexia Nervosa The Prevalence of Binge-Eating and Bulimia in 1063 College Students Anorexia Nervosa in Glasgow Social Class as a Confounding Variable in the Eating Attitudes Test The Implications of Anorexia Nervosa in A Ballet School Anorexia Nervosa in American Blacks Biological Aspects Review: Neurobiological Aspects of Feeding Disorders Dexamethasone Suppression and Energy Balance: A Study of Anorexic Patients Gastrointestinal Hormones in Anorexia Nervosa The TRH Test in Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa: A Controlled Study Anorexia Nervosa and the Adrenal: The Effect of Weight Gain Evaluation of Growth in Anorexia Nervosa From Serial Measurements The Neuronal Basis of Compulsive Behavior in Anorexia Nervosa Familial Aspects A Controlled Family Study of Anorexia Nervosa Family Structure and Birth Order of Patients with Anorexia Nervosa Psychological Aspects Review: A Review of Body-Image Studies in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Psychological Correlates of Weight Gain in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa Symbolic Functioning in Anorexia Nervosa Satiety Responses in Eating Disorders The Discriminative Value of Psychological Characteristics in Anorexia Nervosa Clinical and Psychometric Comparison between Anorexia Nervosa Patients, Ballet Dancers and Controls Personal Constructs in Anorexia Empirical Assessment Of Identity in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa Anorexia Nervosa in the Male Anorexic Syndromes in the Male Anorexia Nervosa in the Male: Clinical Features and Follow-up of Nine Patients Factors Affecting Prognosis in Male Anorexics Bulimia Mood and Food: An Analysis of Bulimic Episodes Controlling Weight by Purgation and Vomiting: A Comparative Study of Bulimics Bulimia: Multivariate Predictors of Life Impairment The Prediction of Relapse in Bulimia NervosaGeneral Clinical Aspects Adverse Sexual Experience in Childhood and Clinical Eating Disorders: A Preliminary Description Premenarchal Anorexia Nervosa and Its Sequelae Evaluation of Inpatient Treatment of Adolescent Anorexic Patients Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia and Alcoholism-Association of Eating Disorder and Alcohol Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia in Female Adolescents with Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Study Why Do Some Anorexics Steal? Personal, Social and Illness Factors Treatment Review: A Treatment Approach to Anorexia Nervosa-25 Years on Review: The Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa in Toronto Review: Inpatient Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa: Some Research-Guided Changes Review: Individual Psychotherapy for Anorexia Nervosa Review: The Family Therapy of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment of Eating Disorders: Winning the War Without Having to Do Battle Correcting the Eating Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa Review of a Group for Parents of Anorexics Occupational Therapy in Anorexia Nervosa Review: The Management of Bulimia Nervosa Psychotherapy for Bulimia: A Controlled Study Evaluating a Group Treatment for Bulimia A Double-Blind Trial of Phenelzine in Bulimia Outcome and Prognosis Review: Outcome and Prognosis in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: Some Results of Pre