Edited by
Margo Maine, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department Psychiatry, University of Connecticut
Beth McGilley, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Department of Psychiatry
Douglas Bunnell, Clinical Director & VP of Outpatient Clinical Services, The Renfrew Center of Southern Connecticut, Wilton, CT
Private Psychotherapy Practice, New York, NY, & Wilton, CT
Description
Eating disorders (EDs) affect at least 11 million people in the United States each year and spread across age, race, ethnicity
and socio-economic class. While professional literature on the subject has grown a great deal in the past 30 years, it tends to be exclusively
research-based and lacking expert clinical commentary on treatment. This volume focuses on just such commentary, with chapters authored
by both expert clinicians and researchers. Core issues such as assessment and diagnosis, the correlation between EDs and weight and nutrition,
and medical/psychiatric management are discussed, as are the underrepresented issues of treatment differences based on gender and culture,
the applications of neuroscience, EDNOS, comorbid psychiatric disorders and the impact of psychiatric medications. This volume uniquely
bridges the gap between theoretical findings and actual practice, borrowing a bench-to-bedside approach from medical research.
Audience:
Clinical psychologists/counselors, psychiatrists and social workers working with clients suffering from eating disorders; advanced undergraduate
and graduate students in eating disorder courses; researchers exploring eating disorders and body image
