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Behavioral Neurobiology of Eating Disorders

  • Investigators describe an expert opinion on their field of research and cutting-edge work in their laboratory on the neurobiology and treatment of eating disorders

  • Provides a summary of some of the best work in the field for clinicians and families of, or individuals with eating disorders

  • Provides the latest insights and ideas in the eating disorder field, including several chapters from pioneers in the field

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences (CTBN, volume 6)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Personality and Temperament

    • Lisa Rachelle Riso Lilenfeld
    Pages 3-16
  3. Cognitions and Emotions in Eating Disorders

    • Nicolette Siep, Anita Jansen, Remco Havermans, Anne Roefs
    Pages 17-33
  4. Neurocircuity of Eating Disorders

    • Walter H. Kaye, Angela Wagner, Julie L. Fudge, Martin Paulus
    Pages 37-57
  5. Serotonin: Imaging Findings in Eating Disorders

    • Ursula F. Bailer, Walter H. Kaye
    Pages 59-79
  6. Dopamine-Based Reward Circuitry Responsivity, Genetics, and Overeating

    • Eric Stice, Sonja Yokum, David Zald, Alain Dagher
    Pages 81-93
  7. Reward and Neurocomputational Processes

    • Guido K. W. Frank
    Pages 95-110
  8. Cognitive-Behavioral Flexibility in Anorexia Nervosa

    • Hans-Christoph Friederich, Wolfgang Herzog
    Pages 111-123
  9. Neural Circuits, Neurotransmitters, and Behavior

    • Howard Steiger, Kenneth R. Bruce, Patricia Groleau
    Pages 125-138
  10. The Heritability of Eating Disorders: Methods and Current Findings

    • Laura M. Thornton, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Cynthia M. Bulik
    Pages 141-156
  11. The Genetics of Eating Disorders

    • Sietske G. Helder, David A. Collier
    Pages 157-175
  12. The Influence of Gender and Puberty on the Heritability of Disordered Eating Symptoms

    • Kristen M. Culbert, Sarah E. Racine, Kelly L. Klump
    Pages 177-185
  13. New Frontiers in Endocrinology of Eating Disorders

    • Palmiero Monteleone
    Pages 189-208
  14. Animal Models of Eating Disorder Traits

    • Martien J. H. Kas, Roger A. H. Adan
    Pages 209-227
  15. Neurobiology Driving Hyperactivity in Activity-Based Anorexia

    • R. A. H. Adan, J. J. G. Hillebrand, U. N. Danner, S. Cardona Cano, M. J. H. Kas, L. A. W. Verhagen
    Pages 229-250
  16. Translating Experimental Neuroscience into Treatment of Eating Disorders: Two Examples

    • Ulrike Schmidt, Anna Oldershaw, Annemarie van Elburg
    Pages 253-268
  17. Incorporating Dispositional Traits into the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

    • Nancy L. Zucker, David Herzog, Ashley Moskovich, Rhonda Merwin, Tammy Lin
    Pages 289-314
  18. Back Matter

    Pages 315-319

About this book

The intention of this book was to have investigators describe an expert opinion on their field of research and cutting-edge work in their laboratory on the neurobiology and treatment of eating disorders.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Neuroscience, Dept. Pharmacology, Rudolf Magnus Institute of, Utrecht, Netherlands

    Roger A.H. Adan

  • Dept. Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA

    Walter H. Kaye

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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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