Sick Enough

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A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders

By Jennifer L. Gaudiani

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Sick Enough explores the complex medical realities faced by patients with eating disorders who often doubt the severity of their condition. Dr Jennifer L. Gaudiani provides a compassionate and thorough examination of the physical complications arising from these disorders, using relatable case studies and clear, patient-centred language. The book encourages acceptance of necessary treatments like rest and nutrition and challenges harmful dieting culture while validating the experiences of people of all body sizes.
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This book is ideal for patients struggling with eating disorders, their families seeking to understand medical challenges, and health professionals aiming to improve diagnosis and treatment approaches in eating disorder care.

Sick Enough offers a comprehensive, accessible review of the medical issues that arise from eating disorders by bringing relatable case presentations and a scientifically-informed, engaging style to the topic.

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Patients with eating disorders frequently feel that they aren’t sick enough to merit treatment, despite medical problems that are both measurable and unmeasurable. They may struggle to accept rest, nutrition, and a team to help them move towards recovery.

Sick Enough offers patients, their families, and clinicians a comprehensive, accessible review of the medical issues that arise from eating disorders by bringing relatable case presentations and a scientifically sound, engaging style to the topic. Using metaphor and patient-centred language, Dr. Gaudiani aims to improve medical diagnosis and treatment, motivate recovery, and validate the lived experiences of individuals of all body shapes and sizes, while firmly rejecting dieting culture.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780815382447

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 September 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 276

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About the Author

Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS, FAED is a Board-Certified internal medicine physician, known nationally and internationally for her work on the medical complications of eating disorders. Her outpatient medical practice, the Gaudiani Clinic, cares for individuals of all genders, shapes, and sizes, from around the United States.

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