{"product_id":"eating-disorders-9781421423432","title":"Eating Disorders","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEating disorders present diagnostic and treatment challenges to clinicians. While such disorders need both medical and psychological treatment, patients may be too medically ill for a thorough psychiatric evaluation and may be misunderstood by many primary care physicians. In this book, Drs. Philip S. Mehler and Arnold E. Andersen provide a user-friendly and comprehensive guide for primary care physicians, mental health professionals, and others who encounter patients who have eating disorders.  Mehler and Andersen identify common medical complications that people who have eating disorders face and answer questions about how to treat them. They also cover such serious complications as osteoporosis, cardiac arrhythmia, electrolyte abnormalities, and gastrointestinal sequelae. Incorporating illustrative case studies, medical background on the complications, guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, and an up-to-date list of selected references, chapters cover important topics including tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface, by Philip S. Mehler\u003cbr\u003e1. Diagnosis and Treatment of the Eating Disorders Spectrum in Primary Care Medicine, by Arnold E. Andersen\u003cbr\u003e2. The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team and Levels of Care in the Treatment of Eating Disorders, by Craig Johnson, Kenneth Weiner, Russell Marx, Philip S. Mehler, Cynthia Pikus, and Anne Marie O'Melia\u003cbr\u003e3. Medical Evaluation of Patients with Eating Disorders, by Kristine Walsh, Philip S. Mehler, and Jennifer McBride\u003cbr\u003e4. Nutritional Rehabilitation, by Philip S. Mehler\u003cbr\u003e5. Evaluation and Treatment of Electrolyte Abnormalities, by Margherita Mascolo and Philip S. Mehler\u003cbr\u003e6. Gastrointestinal Complications, by Philip S. Mehler\u003cbr\u003e7. Cardiac Abnormalities and Their Management, by Katherine V. Sachs, Philip S. Mehler, and Mori Krantz\u003cbr\u003e8. Obstetric-Gynecologic Endocrinology and Osteoporosis, by Philip S. Mehler\u003cbr\u003e9. General Endocrinology, by Philip S. Mehler\u003cbr\u003e10. The Dual Diagnosis of Eating Disorder and Diabetes Mellitus, by Ovidio Bermudez and Philip S. Mehler\u003cbr\u003e11. Oral, Dental, Ear, and Eye Complications, by Carrie Brown and Philip S. Mehler\u003cbr\u003e12. Athletes and Eating Disorders, by Arnold E. Andersen\u003cbr\u003e13. Males with Eating Disorders, by Arnold E. Andersen\u003cbr\u003e14. Using Medical Information Psychotherapeutically, by Arnold E. Andersen\u003cbr\u003e15. Ethical and Medicolegal Considerations in Treating Patients with Eating Disorders, by Patricia Westmoreland and Philip S. Mehler\u003cbr\u003e16. Medical Information for Nonmedical Clinicians and Educators, by Arnold E. Andersen\u003cbr\u003e17. Innovative Psychological Treatments of Eating Disorders, by Arnold E. Andersen\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408122945879,"sku":"9781421423432","price":31.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421423432.jpg?v=1730501668","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/eating-disorders-9781421423432","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}