Eating Disorders: A Guide to Medical Care and Complications

Product DescriptionEating diseases present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges clinicians. While such diseases, both medical and psychological treatment need, patients can also medically ill for a thorough psychiatric evaluation and may be misunderstood by many practitioners. In this revised and updated edition of Eating Disorders, Philip S. Mehler and Arnold E. Andersen a user-friendly and comprehensive [...] Read more »

Hazards of Anorexia

The “whys” behind the disorder of anorexia are many and varied.  However, the result is the same:  the person is obsessed with losing weight and being thin; so much so, in fact, that she will go to any length to achieve the desired end.  However, the cost is high, due to the myriad physical complications [...] Read more »

Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa

Just as a car needs gas to run, the human body needs food to function correctly.Anorexia is contrary to health, often contrary to life. Anorexia is not just an extreme diet; it is a disease with a shockingly high mortality rate. Women throughout the United States die every year from this disorder. Though men can [...] Read more »