Publisher's Synopsis
The second edition provides an updated overview of the field of eating disorders including phenomenology of the eating disorders; epidemiology; sociological, psychological, and biological research pertinent to etiology; clinical and research assessment of the eating disorders; and prevention and treatment. Several new chapters describe emerging topics. The Handbook is directed toward graduate students, psychologists, and psychiatrists with a particular interest in eating disorders. Approaches to understanding the eating disorders range from cultural factors impacting eating and body size to a current understanding of the regulation of appetite and its relation to disordered eating. Other chapters review the evidence for psychosocial risk factors for the eating disorders, the roles of emotions and of dieting, and the current state of genetic research.
