Eating Disorders and Obesity in Children and Adolescents (Hardcover)

Get a quick, expert overview of best practices for diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents. This concise resource by Drs. Johannes Hebebrand and Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann provides psychiatrists and pediatricians with current information in this increasingly important field, including practical sections on developmental aspects of eating disorders, symptomology, epidemiology, etiology and pathyphysiology, treatment and outcomes, and prevention. Discusses general concepts for feeding, eating, and weight disorders; body weight and composition, appetite regulation, and the emergence of body perception and image. Covers genetics of eating and weight disorders, influence of hormones, intergenerational effects, and food addiction. Includes information on cognitive behavioral therapy, family-based therapies, early intervention, pharmacotherapy, bariatric surgery, and other treatments. Consolidates today's available information on this timely topic into a single convenient resource.

General

Imprint:	Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2018
First published:	2019
Authors:	Johannes Hebebrand • Beate Herpertz-Dahlman
Dimensions:	240 x 197 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	196
ISBN-13:	978-0-323-54852-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Paediatric medicine > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Specific disorders & therapies > Eating disorders & therapy
LSN:	0-323-54852-0
Barcode:	9780323548526

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