Rev. ed. of: Eating disorders : a guide to medical care and complications / edited by Philip S. Mehler and Arnold E. Andersen. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders in primary care medicine -- Team treatment : a multidisciplinary approach -- Medical evaluation of patients who have eating disorders : an overview -- Nutritional rehabilitation : practical guidelines for refeeding patients who have anorexia nervosa -- Evaluation and treatment of electrolyte abnormalities in patients who have eating disorders -- Gastrointestinal complaints in patients who have eating disorders -- Cardiac abnormalities in patients who have eating disorders, and their management -- Osteoporosis and gynecological endocrinology -- General endocrinology -- Oral and dental complications -- Athletes and eating disorders -- Males who have eating disorders -- Using medical information psychotherapeutically -- Ethical conflicts in the care of patients who have anorexia nervosa -- Medical information for nonmedical clinicians and educators.