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Why is the brain important in eating disorders? This ground-breaking new book describes how increasingly sophisticated neuroscientific approaches are revealing much about the role of the brain in eating disorders.&nbsp; Even more importantly, it discusses how underlying brain abnormalities and dysfunction may contribute to the development and help in the treatment of these serious disorders. <ul> <li>Neuropsychological studies show impairments in specific cognitive functions, especially executive and visuo-spatial skills.</li> <li>Neuroimaging studies show structural and functional abnormalities, including cortical atrophy and neural circuit abnormalities, the latter appearing to be playing a major part in the development of anorexia nervosa.</li> <li>Neurochemistry studies show dysregulation within neurotransmitter systems, with effects upon the modulation of feeding, mood, anxiety, neuroendocrine control, metabolic rate, sympathetic tone and temperature.</li> </ul> <p>The first chapter, by an eating disorders clinician, explains the importance of a neuroscience perspective for clinicians. This is followed by an overview of the common eating disorders, then chapters on what we kno

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Author

Lask, Bryan (editor);Frampton, Ian (editor)

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781119998402

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Medical, Medicine