Eating Disorders in America
eBook - ePub

Eating Disorders in America

A Reference Handbook

  1. 364 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Eating Disorders in America

A Reference Handbook

About this book

An indispensable resource for readers interested in eating disorders, this book summarizes their history in human civilization, assesses the current status of eating disorders in American society, and describes efforts for establishing effective prevention and treatment programs. Although eating disorders have existed for centuries, considerable controversy remains as to the basic cause or causes of these disorders and their genetic, biological, and/or psychological factors. Eating Disorders in America: A Reference Handbook investigates these disorders, priming readers on the causes, symptoms, controversies, and treatments available. The two opening chapters of the book provide general background and a historical review of the existence of eating disorders in society. The remaining chapters provide resources the reader can use for further research, such as an extensive annotated bibliography, a glossary, and a chronology. This book differs from others on the topic in that it provides both an expository section that provides information as well as a set of resources for further research. The book also contains a "perspectives" chapter in which writers describe and discuss their personal views on the subject of eating disorders. Together with the author's expertise, these views add to the value of this book as a resource for eating disorder research.

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Information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781440858598
eBook ISBN
9798216077060

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY
  8. 2 PROBLEMS, ISSUES, AND SOLUTIONS
  9. 3 PERSPECTIVES
  10. 4 PROFILES
  11. 5 DATA AND DOCUMENTS
  12. 6 RESOURCES
  13. 7 CHRONOLOGY
  14. Glossary
  15. Index
  16. About the Author