Eating Disorders
A Reference Sourcebook
by Raymond Lemberg, Leigh Cohn
December 1998, 272pp, 7x10
1 volume, Greenwood

Hardcover: 978-1-57356-156-3
$91, £70, 80€, A125
eBook Available: 978-0-313-08942-8
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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).

Reviews

"Not only an excellent volume for research, the book also has a positive tone that will encourage those personally afflicted by eating disorders. It will read cover to cover for its thoroughness and solid information."—Library Journal, 00/00/00

"This [book] will serve its identified audience of students, professionals, and sufferers as a strong starting point for study, guidance, or self-help."—Rettig on Reference, 00/00/00

"This single volume . . . offers hope to anyone seeking assistance with coping with an eating disorder."—ARBA, 00/00/00

"[C]omprehensive and uniquely insightful. . . . Highly recommended."—Book Report, 00/00/00

"This will be a useful book for anyone who is associated with young people - parent, teacher, friend."—Voice of Youth Advocates, 00/00/00

"Unique to this book is a reference section that includes an updated state-by-state directory of over 200 eating disorder treatment facilities, an extensive bibliography of books, periodicals, videos, and Internet sites, and a list of organizations."—The Gurze, 00/00/00

"This slim volume is worth its weight in gold. Composed of dozens of short yet complete articles by a variety of well-known experts, Eating Disorders is simple enough for a college student yet helpful and illuminating even for seasoned professionals who have treated the problem for years. It is brilliantly organized . . . refreshingly clear of the confusing and obnoxious jargon so common in research writing. . . . Eating Disorders has all the little extras that make a reference book truly useful. . . . Eating Disorders is an essential addition to any library."—Against the Grain, 00/00/00
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