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Demystifying anorexia nervosa [electronic resource] : an optimistic guide to understanding and healing / Alexander R. Lucas.

By: Lucas, Alexander R, 1931-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Developmental perspectives in psychiatry: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004Description: xiv, 176 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.Subject(s): Anorexia nervosa -- Popular worksGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 616.85/262 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
What is anorexia nervosa? -- How does anorexia nervosa evole? -- How commin is anorexia nervosa? -- What causes anorexia nervosa? -- The signs of trouble -- What to expect in an evaluation -- Making the diagnosis -- Disorders that mimic anorexia nervosa -- Physiological effect of starvation and weight gain -- How is fertility affected? -- Bulima, bulima nervosa, and binge eating -- Treatment =-- Is recovery possible? -- Can anorexia nervosa be prevented?

Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-171) and index.

What is anorexia nervosa? -- How does anorexia nervosa evole? -- How commin is anorexia nervosa? -- What causes anorexia nervosa? -- The signs of trouble -- What to expect in an evaluation -- Making the diagnosis -- Disorders that mimic anorexia nervosa -- Physiological effect of starvation and weight gain -- How is fertility affected? -- Bulima, bulima nervosa, and binge eating -- Treatment =-- Is recovery possible? -- Can anorexia nervosa be prevented?

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.