Eating Disorders - Obesity - Adult

Bariatric Surgery

A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Bariatric Surgery
  • Edited by James E. Mitchell, and Martina de Zwaan.

Published June 2005

This book provides mental health professionals with a basic overview of the types of procedures involved in bariatric surgery and the specific psychological impacts such operations can have on their patients. It also serves as a valuable resource to surgeons, nurses, doctors, and support staff…
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Clinical Handbook of Weight Management

  • By Michael E J Lean.

Published December 1997

Obesity has not, until very recently, featured very strongly in medical training. There has been a widespread view that becoming overweight is a sign of a weak personality, a combination of gluttony and apparent sloth, accompanied very often by a degree of mendacity. For this reason, medical…
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Eating Disorders and Obesity

A Comprehensive Handbook

  • Edited by Christopher G. Fairburn, and Kelly D. Brownell.

Published May 1995

This Handbook bridges the fields of eating disorders and obesity to provide a state-of-the-art resource. Featuring 101 chapters written by leading figures in both fields, this book covers every topic and conceptual approach in a range of areas from molecular biology to prevention.…
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