Eating Disorders Sourcebook

605 Pages·2010·3.122 MB·English

by  Sandra J. Judd

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Bibliographic Note
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Edited by Sandra J. Judd
Health Reference Series
Karen Bellenir, Managing Editor
David A. Cooke, MD, FACP, Medical Consultant
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Copyright © 2011 Omnigraphics, Inc.
ISBN 978-0-7808-1143-0
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Eating disorders sourcebook : basic consumer health information about
anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other eating
disorders and related concerns, such as compulsive exercise, female athlete
triad, and body dysmorphic disorder, including details about risk factors,
warning signs, adverse health effects, methods of prevention, treatment
options, and the recovery process ... / edited by Sandra J. Judd. -- 3rd ed.
p. cm. -- (Health reference series)
Summary: "Provides basic consumer health information about risk factors,
causes, and complications of eating disorders, along with facts about
prevention, treatment, and recovery. Includes index, glossary of related
terms, and other resources"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7808-1143-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Eating disorders. 2.
Consumer education. I. Judd, Sandra J. II. Title. III. Series.
RC552.E18E287 2011
616.85'26--dc22
2010053167
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Table of Contents
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volumes in which they are covered.
Preface ............................................................................................xv
Part I: What Are Eating Disorders?
Chapter 1—Eating Disorders: A Statistical Overview ..................3
Chapter 2—Normal Eating, Disordered Eating, and
Eating Disorders .......................................................11
Section 2.1—Do You Have a Healthy
Relationship with Food? .................12
Section 2.2—What Is Normal Eating? .................13
Section 2.3—Emotional Eating ............................14
Section 2.4—Disordered Eating and
Eating Disorders: What’s
the Difference? ................................17
Chapter 3—How Are Eating Disorders and
Obesity Related? .......................................................19
Chapter 4—Understanding Eating Disorders .............................23
Section 4.1—Basic Facts about Eating
Disorders .........................................24
Section 4.2—The Four Main Categories
of Eating Disorders .........................27
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Chapter 5—Binge Eating Disorder ............................................31
Section 5.1—What Is Binge Eating
Disorder? .....................................32
Section 5.2—Study Shows Binge
Eating Disorder
Is More Common
than Other Eating
Disorders .....................................35
Chapter 6—Anorexia Nervosa ...................................................37
Chapter 7—Bulimia Nervosa .....................................................49
Chapter 8—Diet Pill, Diuretic, Ipecac, and
Laxative Abuse .......................................................57
Chapter 9—Female Athlete Triad ..............................................63
Chapter 10—Orthorexia ...............................................................69
Chapter 11—Pica and Rumination Disorder ...............................73
Section 11.1—Pica ..............................................74
Section 11.2—Rumination Disorder .................78
Chapter 12—Sleep Eating ............................................................81
Chapter 13—Eating Disorder Not Otherwise
Specified (EDNOS) .................................................87
Chapter 14—Disorders Often Accompanying Eating
Disorders .................................................................91
Section 14.1—Body Dysmorphic Disorder ........92
Section 14.2—Compulsive Exercise ..................96
Part II: Risk Factors for Eating Disorders
Chapter 15—Who Develops Eating Disorders? .........................103
Section 15.1—Factors that Increase
Risk for Eating Disorders ........104
Section 15.2—Why Are Women Diagnosed
with Eating Disorders More
Often Than Men? ......................109
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Chapter 16—Eating Disorders in Youth and Young Adults ......111
Section 16.1—Eating Disorders in
Young Children .........................112
Section 16.2—Eating Disorders and
Adolescents: Research
Facts and Findings ...................116
Section 16.3—Eating Disorders: Information
for Adults Who Care about
Teens .........................................122
Section 16.4—Eating Disorders among
College Students .......................125
Chapter 17—Eating Disorders in Men ......................................129
Section 17.1—How Eating Disorders
Affect Males ..............................130
Section 17.2—Strategies for Prevention
and Early Intervention in
Male Eating Disorders .............133
Chapter 18—Eating Disorders in Pregnancy ............................135
Chapter 19—Eating Disorders in Older Adults ........................139
Section 19.1—Elder Eating Disorders:
A Surprising New Challenge ...140
Section 19.2—Identifying Eating Disorders
in the Elderly ............................146
Chapter 20—Eating Disorders in Athletes ................................149
Section 20.1—Athletes and Eating Disorders:
What Coaches, Parents, and
Teammates Need to Know .......150
Section 20.2—Identifying Eating Disorders
in Athletes .................................152
Section 20.3—Preventing Eating Disorders
in Athletes: Tips for Coaches ...155
Chapter 21—Eating Disorders among Other Specific
Populations............................................................157
Section 21.1—Eating Disorders among
Gays, Lesbians, and
Bisexuals ...................................158
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Section 21.2—Eating Disorders in
Minority Populations ...............160
Chapter 22—Problems Frequently Co-Occurring
with Eating Disorders ..........................................175
Section 22.1—Eating Disorders and
Anxiety Disorders .....................176
Section 22.2—Eating Disorders and
Attention Deficit Hyper-
activity Disorder .......................179
Section 22.3—Eating Disorders and
Depression ................................181
Section 22.4—Eating Disorders and
Diabetes ....................................190
Section 22.5—Eating Disorders and
Self-Harm .................................195
Section 22.6—Eating Disorders and
Sexual Abuse ............................200
Section 22.7—Eating Disorders and
Substance Abuse ......................203
Part III: Causes of Eating Disorders
Chapter 23—Identifying and Understanding the Causes
of Eating Disorders ...............................................209
Section 23.1—What Causes Eating
Disorders? .................................210
Section 23.2—Altered Sense of Taste in
Women with Anorexia Gives
Clues to Causes of Eating
Disorders ...................................211
Section 23.3—Genetics and Anorexia .............213
Section 23.4—Impaired Brain Activity
Underlies Impulsive
Behaviors in Bulimia ...............215
Chapter 24—Body Image and Eating Disorders .......................217
Section 24.1—Facts about Body Image
and Eating Disorders ...............218
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