B. Timothy Walsh - Eating Disorders: What Everyone Needs to Know

Collectively, Walsh, Attia and Glasofer have been at the cutting edge of eating disorders treatment and research for several decades now. These authors are extraordinarily well placed to provide a wide ranging and informative text on everything someone with an eating disorder, or someone who cares for a loved one with an eating disorder ought to know. Ultimately, this text serves as the perfect psychoeducational volume to empower sufferers and their carers to take the necessary step(s) in the recovery process.

Daniel Le Grange, PhD, Benioff UCSF Professor in Childrens Health, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF, CA, and Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Written by an internationally acclaimed team of clinical researchers, this book is a comprehensive update on the science of eating disorder and its relevance for clinical care for people with an eating disorder. This book is a must read resource for anyone who wants to gain an accurate understanding of eating disorders: what they are, what can be done to prevent them, and how best to support people who experience an eating disorders or have a loved one who is affected.

Ruth Striegel Weissman, Dipl Psych, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Eating Disorders

Written by a team of top clinician-researchers, this outstanding practical guide covers what eating disorders are and are not and what we know and dont know about them It delivers a clear and concise road map to the most effective evidence-based treatments and to finding help for you or your loved one.

Angela S. Guarda, MD, Stephen and Jean Robinson Associate Professor of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Walsh, B. Timothy, 1946 author. | Attia, Evelyn, author. | Glasofer, Deborah R., 1979 author.

Title: Eating disorders : what everyone needs to know / B. Timothy Walsh, Evelyn Attia, Deborah R. Glasofer.

Description: New York : Oxford University Press, [2020] | Series: What everyone needs to know | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019048252 (print) | LCCN 2019048253 (ebook) | ISBN 9780190926601 (paperback) | ISBN 9780190926595 (hardback) | ISBN 9780190926625 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Eating disorders. | Eating disordersTreatment. | Eating disordersPrevention.

Classification: LCC RC552.E18 W35 2020 (print) | LCC RC552.E18 (ebook) | DDC 616.85/26dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019048252

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This material is not intended to be, and should not be considered, a substitute for medical or other professional advice. Treatment for the conditions described in this material is highly dependent on the individual circumstances. And, while this material is designed to offer accurate information with respect to the subject matter covered and to be current as of the time it was written, research and knowledge about medical and health issues is constantly evolving and dose schedules for medications are being revised continually, with new side effects recognized and accounted for regularly. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up-to-date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulation. The publisher and the authors make no representations or warranties to readers, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of this material. Without limiting the foregoing, the publisher and the authors make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or efficacy of the drug dosages mentioned in the material. The authors and the publisher do not accept, and expressly disclaim, any responsibility for any liability, loss, or risk that may be claimed or incurred as a consequence of the use and/or application of any of the contents of this material.

We are grateful to the patients and families we have worked with over the years who have taught us so much, inspired us to keep asking questions, and reminded us that full recovery from eating disorders is possible. Thanks as well to Sarah Harrington at Oxford University Press for suggesting we undertake this project, reading chapters along the way, and giving us excellent feedback. And finally thanks to the community of colleagues, at Columbia and other institutions nationally and internationally, without whom knowledge about eating disorders would not advance.

The term eating disorders refers to a group of illnesses characterized by disturbances in eating and eating-related behaviors. Eating disorders pose significant risks to physical health and negatively impact day-to-day functioning (for example, at school or work or in relationships) and are widely considered to be the most dangerous of mental disorders.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a publication of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and is written with input from a large number of clinical expertsnot just psychiatristsin different specialty areas related to mental health. The DSM describes the signs and symptoms of all psychiatric conditions and provides criteria to guide treatment providers in deciding whether an individual has a recognized mental disorder. The DSM has been in use since 1952, and the current, fifth edition, DSM-5, was published in 2013. Each revision to the DSM has been aimed at improving the usefulness of the manual.

Eating disorders are considered psychiatric illnesses and are therefore listed in the DSM-5. Eating disorders are listed in a section called Feeding and Eating Disorders. But, as a shorthand, we are going to refer to all the disorders in this section of the DSM-5 as eating disorders. The diagnostic criteria for eating disorders in the DSM-5 are different from what came before, in DSM-IV; in the DSM-5, changes were made that aimed to clarify some items and to make the criteria relevant to all groups of patients (for example, adolescents as well as adults, males as well as females).