附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-171) and index.
What is anorexia nervosa? -- How does anorexia nervosa evolve? -- How common is anorexia nervosa? -- What causes anorexia nervosa? -- The signs of trouble -- What to expect in an evaluation -- Making the diagnosis -- Disorders that mimic anorexia nervosa -- Physiological effect of starvation and weight gain -- How is fertility affected? -- Bulima, bulima nervosa, and binge eating -- Treatment -- Is recovery possible? -- Can anorexia nervosa be prevented?
摘要:Emotionally and physically devastating, anorexia nervosa is the third most common chronic illness in teenage girls, striking one in every two hundred (boys only make up 10% of all cases). And while there are a plethora of books on the subject, most are either personal accounts of recovery orattempts to explain the disease from only one perspective, be it psychoanalytic, behavioral, cultural, or biological. Now, in this much-needed resource, Dr. Alexander Lucas draws on 40 years of experience, mostly at the Mayo Clinic, to offer clear guidance and authoritative advice on how to overcome an.
