The Eating Disorder Sourcebook : A Comprehensive Guide to the Causes, Treatments, and Prevention of Eating Disorders

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Provides a compassionate and comprehensive look at this potentially fatal disorder through a multidimensional approach that incorporates nutritional, psychological, and biochemical aspects. Costin addresses questions about the cause, treatment, and prevention of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and activity disorder. Patients, families, and professionals may avail themselves of up-to-date information on treatment programs, family therapy, and support groups.

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Useless if you're searching for the "why".......2006-12-13

This very thick book is full of detailed research, and chock full of studies, but completely devoid of answers to questions about why one submits to eating disorders. I bought it trying to gain some personal insight as to why I felt ruled by this behavior, and after reading this tome, am still in the dark. If you want to do a research paper and site studies, this book is for you, but if you want some insight as to what makes someone give into the compulsive/addictive behavior, definitely look elsewhere.
I gave it two stars because I didn't know how else to rate it. It was completely not what I thought it was.

excellent resource.......2006-01-11

As a student in the behavioral studies curriculum, this book has given me a tremendous amount of valuable information and insight into the field of eating disorders. It is very clear and reader-friendly!

excellent book.......2005-06-11

This is an excellent book for those who have no starting knowledge about eating disorders and professionals who are well aquainted in working with them. This comprehensive text gives insights into a variety of arenas all important in the detection, recovery, and prevention of eating disorders.

Excellent-Thoughtful-Useful.......2004-03-08

As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who works with eating disorders I found this book very helpful, it initiated into much of the important subject matter to be reflected on in treating these illnesses; and has since served as a useful guide worth rereading and reflecting on time and time again. I saw Carolyn speak at an eating disorders conference a year ago and her strong clinical background, her personal experience, her creativity and compassion come through as clearly in this book as they did in listening to her. I highly recommend it.

highly recommended.......2000-02-10

This is an excellent source for those who already have some knowledge of eating disorders and want a more in depth look at the behaviors and histories often associated with them. For those who are new to the subject, I recommend Mary Pipher's book Hunger Pains.

The Eating Disorders Sourcebook (Sourcebooks)

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The Eating Disorders Sourcebook (Sourcebooks)
Carolyn Costin
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: 0071476857

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Sound, sensitive advice for overcoming an eating disorder

Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, exercise addictions . . . these disorders can be devastating, but they are in no way unbeatable. Therapist Carolyn Costin, herself recovered from anorexia, brings three decades of experience and the newest research in the field together, providing readers with the latest treatments, from medication and behavioral therapy to alternative remedies.

Whether you are living with an eating disorder or you are a loved one or professional helping someone who is, The Eating Disorder Sourcebook will help you:

Recognize and identify eating disorders
Discover and work with the underlying causes of an eating disorder
Make the right choices when comparing treatment options
Understand what is expected in individual, group, and family therapy
Know when outpatient treatment is not enough and what else can be done

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Excellent book .......2007-09-05

This book provides an excellent overview of many aspects of eating disorders and their treatment. Carolyn Costin is extremely insightful and knowledgable about the subject and she writes in a clear, accessible way.

The book also is full of case examples that demonstrate the theories/treatment interventions she talks about. These are usually brief and easy to understand. Both her understanding of eating disorders and the treatment interventions she uses are translateable and quite useful in the treatment of eating disordered patients.

Mental Health Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About Anxiety Disrders, Depression and Other Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Personality ... Schizophrenia (Health Reference Series)

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A critically important mental health library reference work.

Mental Health Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About Anxiety Disrders, Depression and Other Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Personality ... Schizophrenia (Health Reference Series)

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According to the Center for Mental Health Services, more than one in four American adults will experience a mental disorder in a given year. In addition an estimated twenty percent of young people will be affected by a mental health problem. Mental illnesses are among the most common conditions affecting health. Like other diseases, mental illnesses can be treated, and many people who have mental illnesses, even serious ones, can lead productive lives.

Mental Health Disorders Sourcebook helps laypeople recognize the symptoms of mental health disorders, including anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, schizophrenia, and others. It includes information about traditional and alternative treatment options, new medications, research updates, and tips for maintaining mental health. A glossary of terms and directory of resources provide additional help and information.

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A critically important mental health library reference work........2000-03-03

Karen Bellenir's Mental Health Disorders Sourcebook is an important reference outlining the basic symptoms of a variety of mental health conditions and providing a second edition which updates treatment options for all. A guide for this publisher's ever-expanding health resources references, Contents Guide To The Health Reference Series 60 Volumes, provides a list of the major topics, diseases and treatments included in these 60 volumes of works.

Food for Thought: The Sourcebook for Obesity and Eating Disorders (Facts for Life)

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Food for Thought: The Sourcebook for Obesity and Eating Disorders (Facts for Life)
Dana K. Cassell
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Eating Disorders: A Reference Sourcebook

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Leigh Cohn
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ASIN: 1573561568

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Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa pose a grave danger to the health of thousands of Americans each year. This sourcebook brings together in a single volume an extensive amount of information and resources regarding the diagnosis and treatment of these potentially life-threatening conditions. This volume is a substantially updated and expanded version of Controlling Eating Disorders with Facts, Advice, and Resources (Oryx, 1992).

The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Binge Eating Disorder

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The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Binge Eating Disorder

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ASIN: 0597831807

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to binge eating disorder (also Binge-purge behavior; bulimia nervosa; Eating Disorder, Bulimic Type; Eating disorders), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on binge eating disorder. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.

The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Obesity

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The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Obesity
Icon Health Publications
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ASIN: 0597831823

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to obesity (also Adiposis; Adiposity; Adiposogenital Dystrophy; Babinski-Froelich Syndrome; Dystrophia Adiposogenitalis; Frolich's Syndrome), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on obesity. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.

Eating Disorder Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Info about Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Binge Eating... (Health Reference Series)

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From bulimia and binge eating to anorexia, EATING DISORDERS SOURCEBOOK outlines the problem

Eating Disorder Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Info about Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Binge Eating... (Health Reference Series)
Joyce Brennfleck, Ed. Shannon
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From bulimia and binge eating to anorexia, EATING DISORDERS SOURCEBOOK outlines the problem.......2007-06-09

Joyce Brennenfleck Shannon's EATING DISORDERS SOURCEBOOK appears in its second updated edition to cover the basics of eating disorders and their treatment. From bulimia and binge eating to anorexia, EATING DISORDERS SOURCEBOOK outlines the problem, therapies, physical and psychological effects - and includes chapters on healthy ways of controlling weight.

Eating Disorders Sourcebook (Health Reference Series)

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For any lay person trying to cope with the illness

Eating Disorders Sourcebook (Health Reference Series)

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For any lay person trying to cope with the illness.......2001-11-09

Each year millions are diagnosed with eating disorders: Eating Disorders Sourcebook provides a basic references to these disorders and is meant as a sourcebook for any lay person trying to cope with the illness. From symptoms of different disorders and treatment options to recovery statistics, this gathers articles from government agencies, professional groups and periodicals and packs in details.

The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Binge Eating Disorder: Directory for the Internet Age

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"The morning was uneventful, except for a visit from Gen. Bruce (77th Div) and Rear Adm. Kiland who is taking him to his objective. Bruce, as usual, is rarin' to go and is looking well ahead for action. I much prefer a bird dog that you have to whistle in to one that you have to urge out. He is of the former variety."-Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., March 20, 1944

"Buckner is tiresome. I tried to tell him what I had seen, but he knew it all. Keeps repeating his wise-cracks. 'The Lord said let there be mud,' etc. etc."-Gen. Joseph Stilwell, June 5, 1944

Battle diaries are essential for understanding what generals are thinking as they work their way through the fog of battle. Nicholas Evan Sarantakes juxtaposes the diaries of two very different generals who both fought at Okinawa: Lieutenant General Buckner, a by-the-numbers man who favored the use of artillery and tanks to reduce entrenched positions, and General Stilwell, a prickly outsider who preferred maneuver to set-piece battles. Sarantakes identifies individuals, includes explanations of important events alluded to by the generals, and provides glossaries of main characters and military terms. The result is a record of how Buckner and Stilwell came to grips with the problems of command on a war-torn island at the end of a long logistical tether.

With the background information provided by Sarantakes, the diaries of these men become accessible to the reader. Buckner is the more restrained, a Southern gentleman whose career was average and whose diary entries are interspersed with letters to his wife. He shuttles between forward command posts and shipboard conferences, noting how much rain has fallen, how many enemy have been killed, and how many aircraft shot down.

Stilwell is a self-styled outsider, a brilliant warrior with the social graces of a porcupine. He dislikes Buckner and has little patience for his irreverent humor. Stilwell's entries are peppered with frank and often acrid observations about everything and everybody. He dismisses the British as "hoggish, inconsiderate" Limeys and atomic scientists as "temperamental bugs."

The battle for Okinawa was a pivotal event in World War II and has the distinction of being the single bloodiest conflict in the history of the United States Navy. This book is an in-depth exploration of the art of leading troops in such a battle.

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A welcome addition to military reference shelves.......2004-06-08

Seven Stars collects the battle diaries of two starkly different generals from the World War II battles fought at Okinawa. Lieutenant General Buckner was a straight laced, clockwork-precision type who preferred to use artillery and tanks to reduce entrenched positions, while General Stilwell was a short-tempered outsider who disdained set-piece battles in favor of maneuver. In addition to presenting disparate views of history in each man's own words, editor Nicholas Sarantakes offers informed and informative explanations of crucial events referred to in the battle diaries, as well as glossaries of main characters and military terms. A welcome addition to military reference shelves and primary reference sources of the Pacific battles of World War II, and utterly involving for scholars of military science and lay readers alike, Seven Stars is very highly recommended reading for students of 20th Century Military History.

Seven Stars: The Okinawa Battle Diaries of Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., and Joseph Stilwell.(Book review): An article from: Air & Space Power Journal

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Seven Stars: The Okinawa Battle Diaries of Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., and Joseph Stilwell.(Book review): An article from: Air & Space Power Journal
Everett Dague
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Title: Seven Stars: The Okinawa Battle Diaries of Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., and Joseph Stilwell.(Book review)
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Publication: Air & Space Power Journal (Magazine/Journal)
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