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Weight Control: A Guide for Counselors and Therapists


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Specialists join forces in this new volume to offer a complete, practical guide for understanding and treating obesity and eating disorders. The contributors provide a solid background on the problem, give relevant, detailed discussions of prominent issues, and suggest treatment methods from case studies. With this book in hand, professional counselors including social workers, psychologists, nutritionists, psychiatrists, nurses, dieticians, and health directors will have the information they need to handle specific problems of weight control.

Table of Contents:
Preface Part I: What Counselors Should Know About Energy Balance Introduction: The Role of Counseling, by Aaron W. Altschul Weight Norms, by Aaron M. Altschul Psysiological Controls for Energy Balance: A Historical View, by Aaron M. Altschul Energy Balance, by Aaron M. Altschul The Complexity of Obesity and Its Treatment, by Aaron M. Altschul Part II: Counseling Procedures and Issues Overweight and Obesity: Case Histories, by Monica L.F. Baruch, Carole M. Hoage, Denise M. Montero, and Sheila A. Ramsey Medical Assessment of the Patient with Difficulty in Weight Management, Jerry M. Earll Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia, by Martin A. Caeser Food Patterns for Weight Loss: Creating a workable Dichotomy by Aaron M. Altschul Management of Eating and Exercise Behavior, by Mary Ellen Fediuk Approaches to Weight Management, by Dodi C. Ardalan and Denise A. Montero Compulsive Eating, by Denise A. Montero and Dodi C. Ardalan Food as a Stressor and as a Stress Reliever: Effectively Managing Stress, by Sheila A. Ramsey The Reality of Lapse and Relapse, by Jonathan F. Ladd Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: Case Histories, by Monica L.F. Baruch Part III: Surgery and Dentistry Surgery for Morbid Obesity, by Thomas C. Lee and Susan E. Berkow Dental Problems Related to Bulimia, by Henry M. Mallek Part IV: Nutrition Introduction to Nutrition for Counselors, by Aaron Altschul Selected Readings Index About the Author

About the Author :
AARON M. ALTSCHUL is Director of the Diet Management and Eating Disorders Program and Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Medicine, and Community and Family Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center.

Review :
?Dietitians, counselors, and others looking for a book with relevant practical guidelines for weight control intervention will find this book to be very informative and interesting. Overall, information presented in this book should prove valuable to all involved with weight control intervention.--Marva Versey, MS, RD, VA Medical Center, St. Louis. Presents new research reflecting heightened public awareness to the importance of child care and increased concern that inadequate programs may pose dangers to children and parents.?-NEW IN PRINT/MEDIA/SOFWARE "Dietitians, counselors, and others looking for a book with relevant practical guidelines for weight control intervention will find this book to be very informative and interesting. Overall, information presented in this book should prove valuable to all involved with weight control intervention.--Marva Versey, MS, RD, VA Medical Center, St. Louis. Presents new research reflecting heightened public awareness to the importance of child care and increased concern that inadequate programs may pose dangers to children and parents."-NEW IN PRINT/MEDIA/SOFWARE


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780275926977
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 305
  • ISBN-10: 0275926974
  • Publisher Date: 16 Oct 1987
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Guide for Counselors and Therapists


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