Weight Problems & Eating Disorders
General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series| By: | Kerryn Phelps; Craig Hassed |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences (US) |
| Print ISBN: | 9780729581899 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780729581899 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2010 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Weight Problems and Eating Disorders - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. This chapter discusses anorexia and bulimia-like disorders. These eating disorders are characterised by the use of inappropriate behaviours to control body weight and feelings, as evidenced by low body weight, high body weight, extreme weight-control behaviours such as vomiting and starvation, excessive exercise and binge eating.
Obesity - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. General Practitioners in primary care are uniquely placed to help in the management of patients in all stages of overweight and obesity, and are able to maintain a therapeutic relationship with patients over many years. General practitioners should take a long-term view of weight problems, which can mean avoiding goals for weight management that are unlikely to be achieved.