Eating disorders and obesity :: how drugs can help /

Most patients who develop the eating disorders are frightened of gaining weight. The disordered eating can be viewed as a pathological reaction to this fear and a distorted attempt to establish control of body weight. This book focuses on the place of drugs in the treatment of both sets of illnesses...

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1. Verfasser: Silverstone, Trevor
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, ©2005.
Schriftenreihe:Biomedical and health research ; v. 65.
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Zusammenfassung:Most patients who develop the eating disorders are frightened of gaining weight. The disordered eating can be viewed as a pathological reaction to this fear and a distorted attempt to establish control of body weight. This book focuses on the place of drugs in the treatment of both sets of illnesses. It addresses the science of eating behavior.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 151 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1429402059
9781429402057
1601291116
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1607501309
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