Anorexia Nervosa

A Clinician's Guide to Treatment

Walter Vandereycken, Rolf Meermann

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9783110095319
• eBook ISBN:
  9783110848229
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Internal Medicine & Diagnosis

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Table of contents

• Preface
• List of tables
• List of figures
• List of appendices
• 1. How can a reliable diagnosis be made?
• 1.1. The spectrum of eating disorders
• 1.2. Diagnostic criteria
• 1.3. Differential diagnosis
• 1.4. Behavioral assessment
• 1.4.1. The clinical interview
• 1.4.2. Assessment instruments
• 1.5. Conclusion
• 2. What are the causes ?
• 2.1. Introduction
• 2.2. The psychodynamic perspective
• 2.3. The systems theory approach
• 2.4. The sociocultural interpretation
• 2.5. The biological point of view
• 2.6. The cognitive-behavioristic model
• 2.6.1. Cognitive deficits
• 2.6.2. Body image disorders
• 2.6.3. The false problem solving strategy
• 2.7. Conclusion
• 3. Is prevention possible ?
• 3.1. Introduction
• 3.2. Epidemiology
• 3.3. The culture of slenderness
• 3.4. The upper/middle-class family
• 3.5. The adolescent-at-risk
• 3.6. Towards early detection
• 3.7. Conclusion
• 4. What should be done at the acute stage ?
• 4.1. Introduction
• 4.2. Emergency cases
• 4.3. Refeeding
• 4.4. Feeding or treating
• 4.5. Conclusion
• 5. When is outpatient treatment possible ?
• 5.1. Resistance and motivation
• 5.2. Criteria for admission
• 5.3. The step towards the hospital
• 5.4. Outpatient approaches
• 5.5. Conclusion
• 6. How should an inpatient treatment program be structured ?
• 6.1. Introduction
• 6.2. Behavior analysis and treatment planning
• 6.3. The short-term perspective
• 6.4. The long-term perspective
• 6.4.1. Changing body image
• 6.4.2. The group approach
• 6.4.3. The aftercare program
• 6.5. Conclusion
• 7. Are drugs useful ?
• 7.1. Introduction
• 7.2. The patient’s attitude
• 7.3. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
• 7.4. Psychosurgery
• 7.5. Pharmacotherapy
• 7.5.1. Neuroleptics
• 7.5.2. Antidepressants
• 7.5.3. Appetite regulators
• 7.5.4. Miscellaneous
• 7.6. Conclusion
• 8. Has the family to be treated ?
• 8.1. Protection or confrontation ?
• 8.2. The balance between authority and autonomy
• 8.3. The family-oriented systems approach
• 8.4. Working with instead of against the family
• 8.5. The family of the hospitalized patient
• 8.6. Parent groups
• 8.7. Conclusion
• 9. How should specific problems be handled ?
• 9.1. Amenorrhea, infertility, and contraception
• 9.2. Bulimia
• 9.3. Vomiting and abuse of laxatives/diuretics
• 10. Who is the best therapist ?
• 10.1. To treat or not to treat
• 10.2. Competition and specialization
• 10.2.1. Therapy models
• 10.2.2. Treatment settings
• 10.2.3. Therapist factors
• 10.2.4. Self-help
• 10.3. Pitfalls during treatment
• 10.3.1. Detrimental therapist reactions
• 10.3.2. Therapeutic traps and team work in the hospital
• 10.4. Conclusion
• 11. When can the patient be said to have recovered ?
• 11.1. The significance of follow-up investigations
• 11.2. The long-term course of anorexia nervosa
• 11.3. Conclusion
• About the authors