Eating Disorders: An Encyclopedia of Causes, Treatment, and Prevention

by Justine J. Reel (Editor)

Overview

A timely, relevant work, this encyclopedia provides a comprehensive examination of a full range of topics related to eating disorders and body image.

The mortality rate associated with eating disorders is higher than that of any other psychiatric illness. What are the factors that influence abnormal perceptions of body image and trigger the deadly behaviors of food deprivation or uncontrollable gluttony? This indispensable resource thoroughly examines the complex subject of eating disorders, particularly the sociocultural, psychological, and nutritional aspects of eating disorders and body image.

Eating Disorders: An Encyclopedia of Causes, Treatment, and Prevention explores the definitions, risk factors, symptoms, and health consequences of such illnesses as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. The author discusses the assessment and treatment of these conditions, and imparts health education strategies related to the "Dos and Don'ts" of awareness and prevention efforts. Additionally, she shares tips for recognizing symptoms and discusses where to seek help if a friend or family member is affected. Topics include flight attendants and body weight requirements, the impact of Virtual Reality, and media and sociocultural influences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440800580
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/08/2013
Pages:	498
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.20(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Justine J. Reel, PhD, LPC, CC-AASP, is assistant professor at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and a licensed professional counselor. Her published works include The Hidden Faces of Eating Disorders and Body Image and Psychological Aspects of the Female Athlete Triad.

Table of Contents

Introductio
Timeline
Entries (A–Z)
Academy for Eating Disorders
Adolescent Development
Aerobics
Aesthetic Sports
Aging and Body Image
Airbrushing
Alexithymia
Amenorrhea
Anorexia Athletica
Anorexia Nervosa
Anxiety Disorders
Art Therapy
Assertiveness Training
Assessment
ATHENA
Athletic Trainers
Ballet
Bariatric Surgery
Bigorexia
Binge Eating Disorder
Body Alienation
Body Avoidance
Body Checking
Body Distortion
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Body Esteem
Body Image
Body Image Globally
Body Image in Males
Body Mass Index
Bodybuilding
BodyWorks
Bulimia Nervosa
Carpenter, Karen
Causes
Cheerleading
Children and Adolescents
Coaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Comorbidity
Dancers
Dehydration
Depression
Diabetes
Diagnostic Interview
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dietary Restraint
Disordered Eating
Distance Running
Diuretics
Dolls
Dove Campaign for Real Beauty
Drill Team/Dance Team
Drive for Muscularity
Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Eating Disorders Anonymous
Edema
Electrocardiogram
Electrolyte Imbalance
EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Emotional Eating
Endurance Sports
Energy Availability
Equine Therapy
Exercise
Exercise Dependencey
Family Influences
Family Therapy
Fat Bias/Fat Discrimination
Female Athlete Triad
Femininity Ideals
Figural Rating Scales
Figure Skating
Fiji Study
Flight Attendants
Food Security
Full of Ourselves
Gastrointestinal Complications Associated with Eating Disorders
Gender
Gymnastics
Hattou Shin Ideal
Health at Every Size Approach
Impulsivity
Infertility
Integrative Approaches
Intellectual Disabilities and Body Image
International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals
Intuitive Eating
Jockeys
Jourbanaling
Ketoacidosis
Lanugo
Late Life and Late-Onset Eating Disorders
Laxative Abuse
Leptin
Let's Move!
Levels of Care
Masculinity Ideals
Maudsley Family Therapy
Media
Medical and Health Consequences
Menopause
Mindfulness
Mortality Rates
Motivational Interviewing
Muscle Dysmorphia
Myth of the "Freshman 15"
National Eating Disorders Association
Neurofeedback
Nia
Night Eating Syndrome
Nutrition Treatment Approaches
Nutritional Deficiencies
Obesity
Objectification Theory
Obligatory Exercise
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Off the C.U.F.F.
Oligomenorrhea
Operation Beautiful
Orthorexia Nervosa
Osteoporosis
Overeaters Anonymous
Parents
Personality Characteristics
Personality Disorders
Physical Self-Perceptions
Pica
Planet Health
Pregnancy
Prevention
Pro-Ana
Prognosis
Protective Factors
Psychodrama
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Approaches
Puberty
Purging
Recovery
Refeeding Syndrome
Referring Someone for Eating Disorder Treatment
Reflections
Relapse
Religion
Resiliency
Risk Factors
Rowing
Selective Eating Disorder
Self-Injury
Ski Jumping
Skin Tone
Social Comparison Theory
Social Physique Anxiety
Sorority Women
Sports
Students Promoting Eating Disorder Awareness and Knowledge (SPEAK)
Substance Abuse
Suicide
Swimming and Synchronized Swimming
Tanning Behaviors and Body Image
Team Sports
Teasing
Therapeutic Recreation
Trauma
Treatment
Twelve-Step Programs
Vegetarianism
Virtual Reality
Wannarexia
Weight Class Sports
Weight Pressures in Sport
Wrestling
Yoga
Zinc
Appendix: Case Illustrations
About the Editor and Contributors
Index

Editorial Reviews

Reel (Univ. of Utah), a professional counselor, here offers nearly 200 entries on body image and eating disorders. Her work is supported by 20 years of teaching, research, and clinical patient care. She collaborated with 16 contributors who have widespread expertise in the related disciplines of nutrition, sports, psychology, and addiction. . . . Summing Up: Recommended.” —Choice

“A solid and up-to-date introduction for college or graduate school students. . . . The extensive entries for treatment and prevention programs add to the title's usefulness.” —Library Jourbanal

“This volume provides thorough coverage of the many facets of eating disorders, with an emphasis on psychological and emotional aspects. . . . The variety of contributor expertise aids in the comprehensive coverage of topics. . . . .The articles would be a great starting point for research, making this book suitable for most high school, public, and undergraduate libraries.” —Booklist

“Eating Disorders offers a solid overview of information related to eating disorders. . . . Issues and topics relating to eating disorders continues to be a popular research area for high school and college students, so this title would be a useful addition to high school libraries, public libraries, and university libraries.” —ARBA

“This encyclopedia [is] a good introduction to eating disorders for lower-level students and the public.” —Reference Reviews

From the Publisher

This single-volume encyclopedia contains about 175 entries, almost half of which are written by licensed counselor Reel (health promotion and education, Univ. of Utah; The Hidden Faces of Eating Disorders and Body Image). The articles cover topics directly related to eating disorders (such as amenorrhea, anorexia nervosa, purging, and weight-related sports) as well as peripheral topics, such as "Freshman 15," skin tone, tanning behaviors, and yoga. Articles range from one to three pages in length and all provide cross references and further-reading suggestions. The book is particularly strong with regard to treatment modalities and prevention programs. Although few entries fully examine a given topic, the articles will point counselors, educators, family members, and affected individuals in the direction of further information. The photographs in the book are few, and sometimes seem oddly chosen (for example, a photo of Sonja Henie in the article on figure skating and an image of a 1926 military pilot in the piece covering masculinity). Articles vary in their scholarly reliability. One article states "in Western societies television is viewed daily for 7 hours on average" without citing a source for that figure, and another draws the conclusion that the link between "muscle" and its French root "mouse" comes about because women might swoon at both muscles and mice. The "Appendix of Case Illustrations," containing only two cases, is too brief to add significantly to the book. VERDICT While its quality varies at some points, this is overall a solid and up-to-date introduction for college or graduate school students. Articles are most valuable as overviews and to direct the serious reader to additional material. The extensive entries for treatment and prevention programs add to the title's usefulness.—Maggie Knapp, Trinity Valley Sch., Fort Worth, TX

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