The Course of Eating Disorders -

The Course of Eating Disorders

Long-Term Follow-up Studies of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
Buch | Softcover
XVI, 380 Seiten
2011 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-76636-7 (ISBN)
53,49 inkl. MwSt
More and more clinicians as well as researchers realize thatanorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa often are extremelydifficult to treat and that the short-term outcome can bevery misleading. In many cases these disordersprevail for along period of time and can have serious consequences forthe patient's further life. This book gives a detailed over-view oftoday's knowledge regarding the long-term outcome ofthe treatment of anorexic and bulimic patients, many of whomwere treated in highly spezialized centers. Experts from bo-th Europe and the U.S. report on theirmost recent research.Their studies include medical as well as psychosocial andpsychiatric aspects of eating disorders. Clinicians withlong experience in the treatment of eating disorder patientsdiscuss the important practical implications of these rese-arch findings. The information given in this book is helpfulfor both treatment and prevention of eating disorders.Finally, concrete guidelines show as how to conduct furtherfollow-up studies in this field.

I: General Aspects of Follow-up Research.- The Significance of Follow-up Investigations.- Long-Term Course of Anorexia Nervosa: A Review of the Literature.- Outcome Assessment.- The Anorexia Nervosa Symptom Score: A Multidimensional Tool for Evaluating the Course of Anorexia Nervosa.- Follow-up of Males with Eating Disorders.- II: Follow-up Studies of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa.- The Heidelberg-Mannheim Study: Long-Term Follow-up of Anorexia Nervosa Patients at the University Medical Center - Background and Preliminary Results.- Somatic Findings at 12-Year Follow-up of 103 Anorexia Nervosa Patients: Results of the Heidelberg-Mannheim Follow-up.- A Prospective Follow-up Study in Early-Onset Eating Disorders.- Long-Term Outcome in Anorexia Nervosa Inpatients.- The German Longitudinal Bulimia Nervosa Study I.- Long-Term Follow-up of Bulimic Patients Treated in Integrated Behavioural and Psychodynamic Treatment Programmes.- A Long-Term Follow-up Study of Outpatients with Bulimia Nervosa Treated in a Structured Group Psychotherapy Program.- A Large-Scale Longitudinal Follow-up Study of Patients with Eating Disorders: Methodological Issues and Preliminary Results.- The Prognosis of Eating Disorders: A Clinician's Approach.- Chronicity in Anorexia Nervosa: Results from the Swedish Long-Term Study.- What Can We Learn from Long-Term Outcome of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa?.- III: Special Issues.- Genetic Determinants in Anorexia Nervosa: Results of Studies in Twins.- Menstrual Disorder and Other Hormonal Disturbances.- Aspects of the Natural History of Normal and Disordered Eating and Some Methodological Considerations.- Important Factors in the Process of Recovery According to Patients with Anorexia Nervosa.- Social Support and Long-Term Course of Anorexia Nervosa.- EgoStrength, Object Relations, and Life Events as Outcome Predictors in Restricting Anorexia Nervosa and Normal-Weight Bulimia Nervosa.- What Happened to the "Tasting Girls"? A Follow-up in Retrospect.- Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa: An Interview.- Outlook.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.12.2011
Zusatzinfo XVI, 380 p.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 611 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Klinische Psychologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
Schlagworte Anorexia nervosa • Behandlung • Bulimia nervosa • Eating Disorder • Eating Disorders • Eßstörungen • Follow-up • hydrogeology • Katamnese • prevention • Treatment
ISBN-10 3-642-76636-6 / 3642766366
ISBN-13 978-3-642-76636-7 / 9783642766367
Zustand Neuware
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