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Author American Psychiatric Association. Work Group on Eating Disorders.

Title Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders
Edition Second edition
Published Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Association, [2000]
©2000

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 WATERFT HEALTH  616.8526 Ame/Pgf 2000  AVAILABLE
Description vii, 76 pages ; 28 cm
Series American Psychiatric Association practice guidelines, 1067-8743
American Psychiatric Association practice guidelines.
Contents I. Executive Summary. A. Coding System. B. General Considerations -- II. Developing a Treatment Plan for the Individual Patient. A. Choosing a Site of Treatment. B. Psychiatric Management. C. Choice of Specific Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa. D. Choice of Specific Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa -- III. Disease Definition, Epidemiology, and Natural History. A. Clinical Features. B. Natural History and Course. C. Epidemiology -- IV. Treatment Principles and Alternatives. A. Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa. B. Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa -- V. Clinical and Environmental Features Influencing Treatment. A. Other Important Clinical Features of Eating Disorders. B. Other Psychiatric Factors. C. Concurrent General Medical Conditions. D. Demographic Variables -- VI. Research Directions -- VII. Individual and Organizations that Submitted Comments
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-76)
Subject Eating disorders -- Diagnosis.
Eating disorders -- Treatment.
Eating disorders.
Author American Psychiatric Association.
LC no. 00702923
ISBN 0890423148