Obesity, an Issue of Psychiatric Clinics |
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| Author:
| Wadden, Thomas A.
Stunkard, Albert J.
Berkowitz, Robert I. |
| Series title: | The Clinics: Internal Medicine Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4160-2678-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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| Imprint: | Saunders |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $84.95 |
Book Description:
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Obesity has become a major health epidemic. The psychiatric aspects of obesity--contributing to the condition as well as resulting from it--are important for every psychiatrist to understand. This issue examines obesity from a psychiatric standpoint, discussing topics such as body image, behavioral assessment and treatment, obesity and psychiatric status, and self-help programs. The issue also provides numerous articles on the medical treatment of obesity, giving psychiatrists a solid...
More DescriptionObesity has become a major health epidemic. The psychiatric aspects of obesity--contributing to the condition as well as resulting from it--are important for every psychiatrist to understand. This issue examines obesity from a psychiatric standpoint, discussing topics such as body image, behavioral assessment and treatment, obesity and psychiatric status, and self-help programs. The issue also provides numerous articles on the medical treatment of obesity, giving psychiatrists a solid base of knowledge with which to council their obese patients.