About the Editors. Contributors. Preface. Preface to the First Edition. 1. Concepts of Eating Disorders (Bob Palmer). 2. Epidemiology (Daphne van Hoeken, Jacob Seidell and Hans Wijbrand Hoek).

3. Genetic Aetiology of Eating Disorders & Obesity (Elizabeth Winchester and David Collier). 4. Biology of Appetite and Weight Regulations (Frances Connan and Sarah Stanley). 5. Basic Neuroscience and Scanning (Martina de Zwaan). 6. Attachment and Childhood Development (Anne Ward and Simon Gowers).

7. Cognitive and Behavioral Models (Roz Shafran and Padmal de Silva). 8. Sociocultural Models (Mervat Nasser and Melanie Katzman). 9. Psychological Factors (Lucy Serpell and Nicholas Troop). 10. Medical Complications (Stephen Zipfel, Bernd Lowe and Wolfgang Herzog).

11. Family, Burden of Care and Social Consequences (Søren Nielsen and Núria Bara-Carril) 12. Treatment Overview (Janet Treasure and Ulrike Schmidt). 13. Motivation (Beatrice Bauer and Janet Treasure ). 14. Cognitive Behavioural Treatments (Glenn Waller and Helen Kennerley). 15.

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Eating Disorders (Denise Wilfley, Rick Stein and Robinson Welch). 16. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (Bob Palmer and Helen Birchall). 17. Cognitive Analytic Therapy (Claire Tanner and Frances Connan). 18. Family Interventions (Ivan Eisler, Daniel leGrange and Eia Asen). 19.

Drug Treatments (Tijs Bruna and Jaap Fogteloo). 20. Eating Disorder Services (Lorna Richards). 21. Day Treatments (Paul Robinson). 22. In-patient Treatment (Anthony Winston and Peter Webster). 23.

Eating Disorders Males (Manfred Fichter and Krenn Heidelinde). 24. Athletes and Dancers (Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Fin Skarderud and Sheelagh Rodgers). 25. Comorbitity of Diabetes Mellitus (Stephen Herpetz and Søren Nielsen). 26. Children and Young Adolescents (Dasha Nicholls and Rachel Bryant-Waugh). 27.

From Prevention to Health Promotion (Runi Borrensen and Jan Rosenvinge). 28. Early Identification (Greta Noordenbos). Index.