The Eating Disorders Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Guide To The Causes, Treatments, And Prevention Of Eating Disorders (Sourcebooks) - Softcover

Costin, Carolyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071476857 ISBN 13: 9780071476850

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2006

Synopsis

Title: Eating Disorders Sourcebook <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: Costin, Carolyn <>Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL Professional

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Sound, sensitive advice for overcoming an eating disorder

Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, exercise addictions . . . these disorders can be devastating, but they are in no way unbeatable. Therapist Carolyn Costin, herself recovered from anorexia, brings three decades of experience and the newest research in the field together, providing readers with the latest treatments, from medication and behavioral therapy to alternative remedies.

Whether you are living with an eating disorder or you are a loved one or professional helping someone who is, The Eating Disorder Sourcebook will help you:

• Recognize and identify eating disorders
• Discover and work with the underlying causes of an eating disorder
• Make the right choices when comparing treatment options
• Understand what is expected in individual, group, and family therapy
• Know when outpatient treatment is not enough and what else can be done

Synopsis:

This title offers the expertise and advice you need to recover from an eating disorder. Written by an anorexia nervosa survivor and director of a successful eating disorder treatment facility, "The Eating Disorder Sourcebook" helps you sort through the many treatment options available to help you in your recovery. This new edition covers new medications and treatment programs, underlying causes and risk factors, and strategies for detecting and preventing eating disorders.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0071476857
• ISBN 13: 9780071476850
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 352