In The Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity, David J. Goldstein and a panel of highly respected clinicians and researchers provide physicians and other health care professionals who want to improve their diagnostic and treatment successes with a concise, practical, state-of-the-art review of eating disorders, obesity, and their management. Sharing their personal experiences in providing treatment, the expert authors comprehensively examine obesity and eating disorders-bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and binge eating. They review the history, diagnosis, prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity, and medical complications of each of these diseases, along with the scientific evidence for various pharmacologic therapies. Extensive coverage is given to the treatment of obesity, including the role of exercise, very-low-calorie diets, behavioral strategies, combination therapies, and surgical techniques. The authors also share their practical experience to help improve treatment outcomes-both in the private office and in a multidisciplinary team setting-and fully describe methods for establishing an effective patient-comfortable setting, for ascertaining the time when a patient is ready to lose weight, and for maximizing the use of drug treatment. Patient-centered and timely, The Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity constitutes an essential gold-standard resource for health-care providers interested in improving the management of affected patients. Its state-of-the-art reviews and detailed treatment modalities provide welcome assistance to those physicians seeking maximal impact on their patients' health.

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The mission of the Nutrition and Health Series of books is to provide health profes­ sionals with texts that are considered essential, because each book includes (I) a synthesis of the state of the science, (2) timely, in-depth reviews by the leading researchers in their respective fields, (3) extensive, up-to-date-fully annotated reference list, (4) a detailed index, (5) relevant tables and figures, (6) identification of paradigm shifts and their consequences, (7) virtually no overlap of information between chapters, but targeted interchapter referrals, (8) suggestions of areas for future research, and (9) balanced, data­ driven answers to patients' questions, which are based on the totality of evidence rather than the findings of any single study. The series volumes are not the outcome of a symposium. Instead, each editor has the potential to examine a chosen area with a broad perspective, both in subject matter as well as choice of chapter authors. The international perspective, especially with regard to public health initiatives, is emphasized where appropriate. The editors, whose training are both research and practice oriented, have the opportunity to develop a primary objec­ tive for their books, definite the scope and focus, and invite leading international authori­ ties to be part of their initiative. The authors are encouraged to provide an overview of the field, discuss their own research, and relate their research findings to potential human health consequences.

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Part I Bulimia Nervosa. A. General Information. Bulimia Nervosa, Steven J. Romano. B. Treatment. Counseling Patients with Bulimia Nervosa, James E. Mitchell and Sara Engbloom. Pharmacologic Therapy of Bulimia Nervosa, James I. Hudson, Harrison G. Pope, Jr., and William P. Carter. C. Precedents. Prevention of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa: A Nutritional Perspective, Cheryl L. Rock. Part II Anorexia Nervosa. A. General Information. Anorexia Nervosa, Steven J. Romano. B. Treatment. Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, L. K. George Hsu. Pharmacologic Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa, Walter H. Kaye. Part III Obesity. A. General Information. Etiologies of Obesity, Richard L. Atkinson. Medical Consequences of Obesity, F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer. Syndrome X and the Benefits of Weight Loss, Margaret C. Flynn, Samuel Chan, and George L. Blackburn. Obese Patients with Binge-Eating Disorder, Marsha D. Marcus. B. Treatment. Overview and the Future of Obesity Treatment, John P. Foreyt and Walker S. C. Poston II. The Role of Physical Activity, Exercise, and Nutrition in the Treatment of Obesity, Edward T. Mannix, Jill M. Dempsey, Reed J. Engel, Becky Schneider, and Michael F. Busk. Behavioral Treatment of Obesity: New Approaches to an Old Disorder, Thomas A. Wadden and David B. Sarwer. Very-Low-Calorie Diets, Edward A. Mascioli. Pharmacologic Therapy of Obesity, George A. Bray. Practical Aspects of Obesity Treatments: Combination Therapies, Richard L. Atkinson. Genetics and Potential Treatments for Obesity, David J. Goldstein and Jose F. Caro. Surgery in the Management of Severe Obesity, Peter N. Benotti. Treating Obesity in the Physician's Office, David J. Goldstein, Ronald S. Rogers, Richard A. Lutes, and Roy C. Blank. Obesity Treatment: A Team Approach, Judy Loper, Richard A. Lutes, and Patrick Mahlen O'Neil. Barriers to Treatment, Arthur Frank. Prevention of Obesity, Barbara C. Hansen.