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Author Silverstone, Trevor.
Title Eating disorders and obesity : how drugs can help / Trevor Silverstone.
Imprint Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, [2005]
©2005

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Author Silverstone, Trevor.
Series Biomedical and health research ; v. 65.
Biomedical and health research ; v. 65.
Subject Eating disorders.
Obesity.
Psychotropic drugs.
Feeding and Eating Disorders -- drug therapy.
Obesity -- drug therapy.
Psychotropic Drugs -- therapeutic use.
Description 1 online resource (ix, 151 pages).
polychrome rdacc
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Title page; Preface; Contents; Regulation of Energy Balance in Humans; How the Body Regulates Eating and Body Weight; Psychological and Social Influences on Appetite and Eating Behaviour; Pharmacology of Appetite and Eating; Disorders of Eating and Body Weight; Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa; Binge Eating Disorder; Biological Rhythms and Disordered Eating; Obesity; Drug Related Obesity; Eating Disorders and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence; Disorders of Eating, Weight and Appetite in Later Life.
Summary Most patients who develop the eating disorders are frightened of gaining weight. The disordered eating can be viewed as a pathological reaction to this fear and a distorted attempt to establish control of body weight. This book focuses on the place of drugs in the treatment of both sets of illnesses. It addresses the science of eating behavior.
Note Print version record.
ISBN 1429402059 (electronic bk.)
9781429402057
1601291116
9781601291110
9781607501305
1607501309
9781586035440
1586035444
1586035444
OCLC # 228144570
Additional Format Print version: Silverstone, Trevor. Eating disorders and obesity. Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, ©2005 (DLC) 2005931632.
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