Abstract

Stanford, Calif. The medical management of patients with eating disorders is often minimized or overlooked by patients themselves, families, and even sometimes caretakers. This book is a valuable antidote to such minimization. In this second edition, the authors, a psychiatrist and internist who are experts in the management and treatment of eating disorders, decided to write the book themselves rather than having different authors for each chapter, as was the case in the first edition. This makes the book more cohesive and an easier read. The chapters are usually short, and each begins with a list of common questions pertinent to the topic, followed by one or two case examples and expert discussion of the topic. The chapters cover the entire range of issues encountered in the management of eating disorders, with a particular emphasis on severe anorexia nervosa. Especially valuable are the chapters on the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders in primary care as well as on the team treatment approach and the multiple chapters on the medical complications of eating disorders and their management. The discussions of the topics are up-to-date, and one cannot take issue with the advice given on diagnosis and management. Among