Medical Management of Eating Disorders: Edition 3
C. Laird Birmingham · Janet Treasure
Jun 2019 · Cambridge University Press
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Now in its third edition, Medical Management of Eating Disorders is the definitive text on the diagnosis and general management of patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and other related eating disorders. Providing up-to-date information and research on world-class treatments, this book helps health care professionals understand how to treat eating disorders and other subsequent medical complications that arise as a result of the patient's disorder. Each chapter begins with 'Study Questions' to focus the reader and put the relevant information into perspective, and concludes with 'Implications for Health Care Professionals' to summarise the key learnings of the chapter. 'Patient Information' sections are also included to give examples of how the topics covered can be presented to patients and families. This text is essential reading for all health care professionals involved in the care and management of patients with eating disorders.
Now in its third edition, Medical Management of Eating Disorders is the definitive text on the diagnosis and general management of patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and other related eating disorders. Providing up-to-date information and research on world-clas...
About the author
C. Laird Birmingham is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, where he was previously Professor of Medicine. He has been treating people for over thirty-five years as inpatients, outpatients, and in residential care and has pioneered several new internationally recognised treatments for eating disorders.
Janet Treasure is Professor in the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London and the Chief Medical Officer for Beat, the UK's main eating disorder charity. She has been awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) for the work she has done over her thirty years in the field of eating disorders.
C. Laird Birmingham is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, where he was previously Professor of Medicine. He has been treating people for over thirty-five years as inpatients, outpatients, and in residential care and has pioneered several new inte...
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