Jennifer L. Gaudiani

Sick Enough (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders and Undernutrition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Whether you are someone with an eating disorder wanting to understand what's happening in your body, a family member searching for answers, or a clinician striving to provide the best care, Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders and Undernutrition offers relatable case presentations, stories and metaphors, peer-reviewed literature, approachable scientific explanations, and practical strategies.

This updated guide to the bestselling first edition is essential for anyone affected by eating disorders, disordered eating, dieting, and undernutrition due to complex medical problems and other issues, and features:

• Weight-inclusive philosophy
• Comprehensive coverage of eating disorders
• Chapters about "unmeasurable" medical issues such as mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
• Recognition of specific populations including athletes, those in (peri)menopause, and individuals with challenges like PTSD and ADHD

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040675892
• Artikelnr.: 75597968

Autorenporträt

Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED is a board-certified internal medicine physician, known nationally and internationally for her work on the medical complications of eating disorders.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Weight Stigma and Weight-Inclusive Care Part 1: Not Enough
Calories: The Science of Undernourishment 2. 30,000-Foot View:
Undernourishment is Bad for the Body, and Food is Good for It Words of
Wisdom: "The Perfect Child" 3. Going into Hibernation Words of Wisdom: The
House on Fire, a.k.a. Combatting "I'm Fine" 4. Hormones, Bones, and
Exercise 5. The Empty Tank Words of Wisdom: The Subterranean Aquifer,
Checklists, and Reframing Expectations 6. Presentations of Advanced
Malnutrition and Severe Underweight Words of Wisdom: The Tale of the
Perfectionist and the Appreciative Achiever Part 2: Purging 7. 30,000-Foot
View: What is Purging? Why Does it Cause Medical Issues? Words of Wisdom:
The Two-Sided Coin 8. How Does Purging Physically Affect the Body? Words of
Wisdom: Comparing Yourself to Your Sickest Day 9. Electrolytes and Stopping
Purging Words of Wisdom: The Dog in the Street and Normal Fullness Part 3:
Binge Eating Disorder, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and
"Atypical" Anorexia Nervosa 10. Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Words of
Wisdom: Finding Self-Compassion 11. Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake
Disorder (ARFID) Words of Wisdom: Getting Beyond the Breakers 12. Atypical
Anorexia Nervosa (AAN) Words of Wisdom: The Coral Tank-Depletion Risks Body
and Mind Part 4: Recovery 13. Recovery Themes Words of Wisdom: Place the
Safety Net Where It Belongs Higher Levels of Care 14. Early and Later
Nutritional Rehabilitation: The Journey Toward Sufficient and Consistent
Nourishment Words of Wisdom: Belly Appearance During Recovery Part 5: The
Unmeasurables: (a.k.a. The Very Real Medical Problems That Modern Medicine
Often Can't Measure) 15. Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Words of
Wisdom: Bearing Witness 16. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
(POTS) Words of Wisdom: The Spoon Metaphor for Daily Energy 17. Complex
Digestive Issues Part 6: Specific Populations 18. Neurodiversity 19. Other
Influential Psychiatric Diagnoses 20. Diabetes Mellitus 21. Athletes and
Relative Energy Deficiency of Sport (REDs) 22. Males 23. Gender and Sexual
Minorities 24. Sexual and Reproductive Health 25. Substance Use Disorder
26. Longstanding Eating Disorders and Older Age 27. Caring for the Patient
Who Declines Treatment Conclusion How We Can Contribute Positively