Open AccessBook Review: Eating Disorders: Understanding Causes, Controversies and Treatment
Author(s) -
Amanda K. Sprochi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
reference and user services quarterly/reference and user services quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5242
pISSN - 1094-9054
DOI - 10.5860/rusq.58.4.7161
Subject(s) - eating disorders , encyclopedia , psychology , alternative medicine , psychotherapist , psychiatry , medicine , clinical psychology , library science , pathology , computer science
This two-volume set from Greenwood explores eating disorders and their causes, treatment, and prevention. The editor, Justine Reel, is a researcher and licensed counselor specializing in disordered eating, obesity prevention, and sports psychology, and she has assembled a knowledgeable team of psychologists, nutritionists, eating disorder specialists, and researchers as contributors to this encyclopedia. Articles in the volume are listed alphabetically and include topics on medical and psychological disorders, sports medicine and exercise, popular culture, therapies, and comorbidities common to eating disorder patients.