Clinical Manual of Eating Disorders by Joel Yager

Clinical Manual of Eating Disorders by Joel Yager

Provides sound therapeutic advice based on current research and clinical practice. This volume includes detailed discussions of various aspects of assessment and treatment, featuring up-to-date evidence and consensus-based information. It is the first book to focus on what psychiatrists need to know about the clinical assessment and management of patients with esting disorders.

The purpose of Clinical Manual of Eating Disorders is to provide a resource "to help clinicians better understand how to care for patients and families seeking help" (pxix). This goal is masterfully achieved and exceeded at times. Well-organized and thorough discussions extend past the guidelines for the general management of anorexia nervosa and bulimia. This book is a shining contribution to the professional literature.

* PsycCRITIQUES *

Give the severity of these conditions, and clinicians' relative discomfort with treating and managing these challenging patients, this book provides valuable knowledge and insight in a well written and readable format.

* Doody Enterprise *

This collection of 16 chapters by 26 authors explores the far reaches of what was once a narrowly defined diagnostic category. All in all, this volume offers the student and clinician and comprehensive overview of the field.

* The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease *

Joel Yager, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Vice Chair for Education and Academic Affairs at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California at Los Angeles.

Pauline S. Powers, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine in the College of Medicine at University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.

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ISBN 13	9781585622702
ISBN 10	1585622702
Title	Clinical Manual of Eating Disorders
Author	Pauline Powers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	American Psychiatric Publishing
Year published	2007-06-10
Number of pages	482
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