Eating Disorders: A Guide to Medical Care and Complications Review

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(More customer reviews)Philip S. Mehler, MD and Arnold E. Andersen, MD's EATING DISORDERS: A GUIDE TO MEDICAL CARE AND COMPLICATIONS appears in its second updated edition to cover the special challenges eating disorders impart to clinicians treating them. Both physical and mental health are considered in this identification of common medical complications and their treatment. Case studies and treatment options supplement a resource list and chapters on nutritional rehabilitation.


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Eating disorders present diagnostic and treatment challenges to clinicians. While such disorders need both medical and psychological treatment, patients may be too medically ill for a thorough psychiatric evaluation and may be misunderstood by many primary care physicians. In this revised and updated edition ofEating Disorders, Philip S. Mehler and Arnold E. Andersen provide a user-friendly and comprehensive guide for primary care physicians, mental health professionals, and others who encounter individuals with the problem. Mehler and Andersen identify common medical complications that people who have eating disorders face and answer questions about how to treat them. They also cover such serious complications as osteoporosis, cardiac arrhythmia, electrolyte abnormalities, immune compromise, and gastrointestinal sequelae. Incorporating case studies, medical background on the complications, suggestions for diagnosis and treatment, and a list of selected references, chapters cover important topics including team treatment and nutritional rehabilitation. The authors also address special areas of concern, such as athletes who have eating disorders and the pharmacologic treatment of obesity. Mehler and Andersen encourage close medical follow-up for patients who have eating disorders. This book will help primary care and mental health professionals to understand and to more effectively address the complex concerns of patients with eating disorders. Praise for the first edition"An excellent guide to the medical issues connected with eating disorders."- Psychiatric Services"This book provides useful and practical information to practitioners who are new to the care of patients with eating disorders while serving as a reference for those with more experience." -Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

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When Psychological Problems Mask Medical Disorders: A Guide for Psychotherapists Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great resource for clinicians. Differentiating between medical and psychological disorders is critical in the practice of health care, as they obviously require quite different modes of treatment. Dr. Morrison has formatted his book in a very easy-to-follow style, where each chapter describes a particular medical problem as well as a discussion of the psychological effects that this given medical disorder can produce. This book is a must-have for those practitioners not specifically trained in medicine in order to avoid making the mistake of overlooking a medical condition in diagnosis.
I recommend this book to every health care provider.

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From decreased alertness and apathy to agitation, suspicion, and hallucinations, a wide range of psychological symptoms may sometimes point toward serious medical disorders. Helping clinicians "think outside the mental health box," James Morrison provides a clear and systematic guide to the effects upon mental status of 60 health conditions, including heart disease, cancer, and stroke. This practical book will help readers hone their diagnostic skills and recognize when a physician's evaluation may be urgently needed.

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Medical Crisis Counseling: Short-Term Therapy for Long-Term Illness Review

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(More customer reviews)Irene Pollin puts forth an excellent discussion of the issues related to chronic illness and its impact on patients and their families. She outlines the clinical issues of helping this population in a succinct and insightful manner speaking from personal and professional experience. Her discussion of the administrative issues involved in creating a medical crisis counseling program are relevant, well-developed, and helpful to the practitioner.

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This work describes the personal and social burden created by chronic health conditions, emphasizing the need for specialized medical crisis counselling to support people's adjustment to them. The core of the text is a detailed presentation of Irene Pollin's model, illustrated with numerous cases. Individual, family and group counselling techniques focus on the eight expectable issues surrounding chronic illness: control, self-image, dependency, stigma, abandonment, anger, isolation and death.

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Chromosome Abnormalities and Genetic Counseling (Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics) Review

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(More customer reviews)One of the most important books you will need for education in genetic counselling and interpretation of cytogenetic results. Its a pleasure to read and additionally, delivers insight into psychological problems rising from integration of cytogenetically "abnormal" individuals in the human society.

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Chromosomal abnormalities can cause disability in children, and reproductive difficulty in parents.Many parents and couples seek genetic counseling in order to learn why they, or a relative, may have had a child with a particular collection of medical problems and/or intellectual disability.There may have been a history of multiple miscarriage, or infertility.They may want to know the outlook for a pregnancy, and what the risks might be.These and other questions concerning chromosome abnormalities are addressed in this standard text, which will be of interest to genetic counselors, medical geneticists, pediatricians and obstetricians, infertility specialists, and laboratory cytogeneticists.This third edition has been thorougly updated, and is richly illustrated and fully referenced. New chapters have been written on preimplantation diagnosis and on reproductive risks due to environmental agents. The practical applications of recent advances in molecular cytogentics are noted.The book will give counselors the information that will enable them to help concerned parents accommodate to their particular "chromosomal situation", and to determine what may be, for them, the best course of action.

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The Christian Counselor's Medical Desk Reference Review

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(More customer reviews)Pastors are not (usually) physicians. That being said, it is helpful to have a general idea of the symptoms and progression of common conditions (especially those considered psychiatric).
Dr. Bob, a physician and nouthetic counselor for over 30 years, is still teaching excellent courses on counseling, especially dealing with medical issues and uncommon situations.
The biggest help in this book is the suggestions he gives for counseling someone who is facing these problems. This is not a diagnostic tool (as a diagnosis should only be done by trained medical personnel, not pastors/counselors), but a tool to help the counselee deal with the situation and increase the understanding of the condition for the counselor.

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