Preface, by Philip S. Mehler
1. Diagnosis and Treatment of the Eating Disorders Spectrum in
Primary Care Medicine, by Arnold E. Andersen
2. The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team and Levels of Care in the
Treatment of Eating Disorders, by Craig Johnson, Kenneth Weiner,
Russell Marx, Philip S. Mehler, Cynthia Pikus, and Anne Marie
O'Melia
3. Medical Evaluation of Patients with Eating Disorders, by
Kristine Walsh, Philip S. Mehler, and Jennifer McBride
4. Nutritional Rehabilitation, by Philip S. Mehler
5. Evaluation and Treatment of Electrolyte Abnormalities, by
Margherita Mascolo and Philip S. Mehler
6. Gastrointestinal Complications, by Philip S. Mehler
7. Cardiac Abnormalities and Their Management, by Katherine V.
Sachs, Philip S. Mehler, and Mori Krantz
8. Obstetric-Gynecologic Endocrinology and Osteoporosis, by Philip
S. Mehler
9. General Endocrinology, by Philip S. Mehler
10. The Dual Diagnosis of Eating Disorder and Diabetes Mellitus, by
Ovidio Bermudez and Philip S. Mehler
11. Oral, Dental, Ear, and Eye Complications, by Carrie Brown and
Philip S. Mehler
12. Athletes and Eating Disorders, by Arnold E. Andersen
13. Males with Eating Disorders, by Arnold E. Andersen
14. Using Medical Information Psychotherapeutically, by Arnold E.
Andersen
15. Ethical and Medicolegal Considerations in Treating Patients
with Eating Disorders, by Patricia Westmoreland and Philip S.
Mehler
16. Medical Information for Nonmedical Clinicians and Educators, by
Arnold E. Andersen
17. Innovative Psychological Treatments of Eating Disorders, by
Arnold E. Andersen
List of Contributors
Index
A comprehensive guide to the medical complications, diagnosis, and treatment of eating disorders.
Philip S. Mehler, MD, FAED, is the chief medical officer at the Eating Recovery Center, the founder and executive medical director of Denver Health's ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders, and the Glassman Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Arnold E. Andersen, MD, is emeritus professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa College of Medicine and the former director of the Eating Disorders Program at Iowa and Johns Hopkins University. He is the editor of Males with Eating Disorders and the coauthor of Making Weight: Men's Conflicts with Food, Weight, Shape, and Appearance.
A winner.
--Midwest Book Review
An excellent guide to the medical issues connected with eating
disorders.
--Psychiatric Services
This book accomplishes the difficult task of merging psychiatric
and medical diagnostic and treatment considerations.
--Doody's Review Service
This book provides useful and practical information to
practitioners who are new to the care of patients with eating
disorders while serving as a reference for those with more
experience.
--Annals of Internal Medicine
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