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Helping Athletes with Eating Disorders Ron A. Thompson

Helping Athletes with Eating Disorders By Ron A. Thompson

Helping Athletes with Eating Disorders by Ron A. Thompson


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Summary

Explains how sports medicine specialists, sport psychologists, sport nutritionists, and coaches can identify, manage, and prevent eating disorders in athletes.

Helping Athletes with Eating Disorders Summary

Helping Athletes with Eating Disorders by Ron A. Thompson

Much of today's research on athletes with eating disorders focuses only on the number of people affected; Helping Athletes With Eating Disorders explains how sports medicine specialists, sport psychologists, sport nutritionists, and coaches can identify, manage, and prevent eating disorders in athletes. Helping Athletes With Eating Disorders gives readers the information they need to identify and address three major eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorder not otherwise specified (NOS).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Eating Disorders: The Clinical Condition: Demographic Issues. Anorexia Nervosa. Bulimia Nervosa. Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS). Chapter 2. The Impact of Sport: Prevalence. Sport and Eating Disorders. Ideal Body Weight Body Fat and Performance. Special Diagnostic Issues. Conclusion. Chapter 3. Specific Sports and Eating Disorders: Male Athletes. Female Athletes. Chapter 4. Athletes With Eating Disorders: Athletes With Anorexia Nervosa. Effects of Anorexia Nervosa on Sport Performance. Athletes with Bulimia Nervosa. Effects of Bulimia Nervosa on Sport Performance. Eating Disorder NOS and Other Eating Disturbances. Conclusion Chapter 5. Managing Athletes with Eating Disorders: Treatment Related Issues: Approach and Referral. Refusal of Treatment. Treatment Issues. Complicating Factors. Assuring Confidentiality. Conclusion. Chapter 6. Managing Athletes with Eating Disorders: Sport Issues: Training and Competition. Eating and Weight Issues. Medication Issues. Special Sport Issues. Conclusion. Chapter 7. Education and Prevention: Educating the Athlete. Preventing Eating Disorders. Providing Education and Treatment: A Model.

Additional information

GOR004712275
9780873223836
0873223837
Helping Athletes with Eating Disorders by Ron A. Thompson
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Human Kinetics Publishers
19930300
208
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