Obesity An Issue of Psychiatric Clinic

Obesity has become a major health epidemic. The psychiatric aspects of obesity--contributing to the condition as well as resulting from it--are important for every psychiatrist to understand. This issue examines obesity from a psychiatric standpoint, discussing topics such as body image, behavioral assessment and treatment, obesity and psychiatric status, and self-help programs. The issue also provides numerous articles on the medical treatment of obesity, giving psychiatrists a solid base of knowledge with which to council their obese patients.Wadden, Thomas A. is the author of 'Obesity An Issue of Psychiatric Clinic', published 2005 under ISBN 9781416026785 and ISBN 1416026789.