First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Chapter 1 Medical and Nutritional Assessment, Allan S. Kaplan; Chapter 2 Medical Illnesses Associated with Weight Loss and Binge Eating, Allan S. Kaplan, Mark Katz; Chapter 3 Binge Eating in Obese Patients, G. Terence Wilson; Chapter 4 Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, Martina de Zwaan, James E. Mitchell; Chapter 5 Dental Aspects of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, R. John McComb; Chapter 6 Neurotransrnitter, Neuropeptide, and Neuroendocrine Disturbances, David S. Goldbloom, Sidney H. Kennedy; Chapter 7 Alterations in Metabolism and Energy Expenditure in Eating Disorders, Richard M. Black, Caroline Davis, Sidney H. Kennedy; Chapter 8 Menstrual and Reproductive Function in the Eating Disorders, David S. Goldbloom; Chapter 9 The Interaction of Chronic Medical Illness and Eating Disorders, Gary Rodin, Denis Daneman, Janet deGroot; Chapter 10 Genetic Contributions to Eating Disorders, D. Blake Woodside; Chapter 11 Medical Management of the Hospitalized Patient, Sidney H. Kennedy, Colin Shapiro;