Book Review: Eating Disorders: Understanding Causes, Controversies and Treatment

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  • Amanda K. Sprochi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.58.4.7161

Abstract

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.

Author Biography

Amanda K. Sprochi

Amanda K. Sprochi, Health Sciences Cataloger, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

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2019-10-25

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