Sick enough a guide to the medical complications of eating disorders and undernutrition
"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 cas...
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New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2026.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Weight Stigma and Weight-Inclusive Care
- PART I Not Enough Calories: The Science of Undernourishment
- 2 30,000-Foot View: Undernourishment Is Bad for the Body, and Food Is Good for It
- 3 Going into Hibernation
- 4 Hormones, Bones, and Exercise
- 5 The Empty Tank
- 6 Presentations of Advanced Malnutrition and Severe Underweight
- PART II Purging
- 7 30,000-Foot View: What Is Purging? Why Does It Cause Medical Issues?
- 8 How Does Purging Physically Affect the Body?
- 9 Electrolytes and Stopping Purging
- PART III Binge-Eating Disorder, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and "Atypical" Anorexia Nervosa
- 10 Binge-Eating Disorder (BED)
- 11 Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
- 12 Atypical Anorexia Nervosa (AAN)
- PART IV Recovery
- 13 Recovery Themes
- 14 Early and Later Nutritional Rehabilitation: The Journey Toward Sufficient and Consistent Nourishment
- PART V The Unmeasurables: (a.k.a. The Very REal Medical Problems That Modern Medicine Often Can't Measure)
- 15 Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
- 16 Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- 17 Complex Digestive Issues
- PART VI Specific Populations
- 18 Neurodiversity
- 19 Other Influential Psychiatric Diagnosis
- 20 Diabetes Mellitus
- 21 Athletes and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
- 22 Males
- 23 Gender and Sexual Minorities
- 24 Sxual 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
- Index.
