Discusses the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia including history and research, psychological and biological causes, societal pressures, treatment, recovery, and prevention.

Overview: The ailments and conditions that afflict people today can be confusing, disturbing, and painful-both emotionally and physically. The Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer readers and researchers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention. All volumes in the series include primary and secondary quotations,...

Examines the chronic condition of asthma, explaining the symptoms of the disease, what triggers an attack, and what to do during an asthmatic episode.

Describes exercise addiction, including why some people become addicted to exercise, how it endangers the body, other connected disorders and addictions, and how it is treated.

"This series objectively and thoughtfully explores topics of medical importance. Books include sections on a description of the disease or disorder and how it affects the body, as well as diagnosis and treatment of the condition"--

Describes the symptoms, risk factors, causes, history, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of osteoporosis.

Readers will gain a beginning understanding of addiction, its symptoms and treatments.

Presents general information about bipolar disorder, including the symptoms of its two phases, its causes, how it is treated, and how people with the disorder manage their symptoms.