Table of Contents

Preface Ray Lemberg Contributors Glossary Part 1 Understanding Eating Disorders: Symptoms and Causes Part 2 Physiological and Medical Issues Part 3 Sociocultural Issues and Subgroups Affected by Eating Disorders Part 4 Dieting and the Obesities Part 5 Current Treatment Approaches Part 6 Facilities and Selected Resources Index

About the Author

Raymond Lemberg, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and director of Psychological Pathways, a multidisciplinary group practice in Scottsdale, Mesa, and Prescott, AZ. Previously, he served as executive vice president of Willow Creek Hospital and Treatment Center in Scottsdale, a specialty hospital for the treatment of eating disorders. Dr. Lemberg has served as consultant to various eating disorder programs and has published extensively in professional literature on the subject of eating disorders. Leigh Cohn is the president of Gurze Books, a publisher specializing in books and other reference materials on eating disorders.

Reviews

Not only an excellent volume for research, the book also has a positive tone that will encourage those personally afflicted by eating disorders. It will read cover to cover for its thoroughness and solid information.
*Library Journal*

This [book] will serve its identified audience of students, professionals, and sufferers as a strong starting point for study, guidance, or self-help.
*Rettig on Reference*

This single volume . . . offers hope to anyone seeking assistance with coping with an eating disorder.
*ARBA*

[C]omprehensive and uniquely insightful. . . . Highly recommended.
*Book Report*

This will be a useful book for anyone who is associated with young people - parent, teacher, friend.
*Voice of Youth Advocates*

Unique to this book is a reference section that includes an updated state-by-state directory of over 200 eating disorder treatment facilities, an extensive bibliography of books, periodicals, videos, and Internet sites, and a list of organizations.
*The Gurze*

This slim volume is worth its weight in gold. Composed of dozens of short yet complete articles by a variety of well-known experts, Eating Disorders is simple enough for a college student yet helpful and illuminating even for seasoned professionals who have treated the problem for years. It is brilliantly organized . . . refreshingly clear of the confusing and obnoxious jargon so common in research writing. . . . Eating Disorders has all the little extras that make a reference book truly useful. . . . Eating Disorders is an essential addition to any library.
*Against the Grain*