Eating Disorders and Obesity: How Drugs Can Help (Biomedical and Health Research)

By T. Silverstone

Most patients who develop the eating disorders are frightened of gaining weight. The disordered eating can be viewed as a pathological reaction to this fear and a distorted attempt to establish control of body weight. This book focuses on the place of drugs in the treatment of both sets of illnesses. It addresses the science of eating behavior. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586035444
• ISBN13: 9781586035440
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: IOS Press
• Length: 151 Pages