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Eating disorders affect people from all backgrounds, and often go
untreated for years. This book offers an accessible and
evidence-based overview. Chapters explore some of the most common
risk factors that can predispose, precipitate, and perpetuate an
eating disorder, as well as understanding the typical way they are
diagnosed and treated. Interwoven with real life stories, and
written by authors with diverse experiences, they provide the tools
necessary to understand eating disorders better. Topics include
anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder,
treatment, diversity in eating disorders, and how to support
someone living through these conditions. A glossary of useful key
terms is included, along with chapter summaries and up-to-date
research. This book is essential for all health care professionals
and students, as well as those suffering with an eating disorder
and their families and friends.
Eating disorders affect people from all backgrounds, and often go
untreated for years. This book offers an accessible and
evidence-based overview. Chapters explore some of the most common
risk factors that can predispose, precipitate, and perpetuate an
eating disorder, as well as understanding the typical way they are
diagnosed and treated. Interwoven with real life stories, and
written by authors with diverse experiences, they provide the tools
necessary to understand eating disorders better. Topics include
anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder,
treatment, diversity in eating disorders, and how to support
someone living through these conditions. A glossary of useful key
terms is included, along with chapter summaries and up-to-date
research. This book is essential for all health care professionals
and students, as well as those suffering with an eating disorder
and their families and friends.
Eating disorders affect 1.25 million people in the UK, and the
incidence is rising. The DSM-5 specifies diagnostic criteria for
eight types of eating disorder, with anorexia nervosa, bulimia
nervosa, and binge eating disorder accounting for the majority of
cases. This new addition to the Oxford Specialist Handbook of
Psychiatry series covers the aetiology, epidemiology, risk factors,
and diagnostic criteria for all forms of eating disorders,
alongside patient management within the community and inpatient
settings. Also featuring chapters on emerging eating disorders,
such as orthorexia and muscle dysmorphia, medicolegal issues
surrounding involuntary hospitalisation and nasogastric feeding,
and acute emergency care, this Handbook is a comprehensive yet
succinct addition to the literature for all doctors, nurses, and
members of the multidisciplinary team in managing the complex and
multifactorial conditions that arise in patients with eating
disorders. Each chapter is accompanied by case stories drawn from
real-life examples, taking the reader through from initial
presentation to treatment, and the key need-to-know facts and
current evidence-based treatments. The Oxford Specialist Handbook
of Eating Disorders is a new go-to resource for the crucial
information around this multifaceted area of medicine.
'She's not going anywhere. Her heart is struggling. She's not
stable enough to move' Lizzie couldn't believe it. She had just
gone to the hospital for a quick check-up and now they told her she
could die. The doctors had diagnosed Anorexia and that she must
regain weight. Her life closed in around her, but all she wanted
was to avoid food. Anyone who lives with an eating disorder fights
their own thoughts, their own anxieties, their own self, every
second of every minute of every day. For Lizzie this was her
reality from the age of 14. However through professional help, the
support of her loving family and her faith, she somehow found the
hope and strength to overcome. Life Hurts tells Lizzie's story,
reflecting on it from her perspective as a doctor. Her vision is to
inspire and encourage others to see that, although eating disorders
can be devastating, there is hope for all of us.
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