Eating Disorders in Adolescence: Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa (International Studies on Childhood and Adolescence, No 3)

Friedrich Nietzsche has emerged as one of the most important and influential modern philosophers. For several decades, the book series Monographien und Texte zur Nietzsche-Forschung (MTNF) has set the agenda in a rapidly growing and changing field of Nietzsche scholarship. The scope of the series is interdisciplinary and international in orientation reflects the entire spectrum of research on Nietzsche, from philosophy to literary studies and political theory. The series publishes monographs and edited volumes that undergo a strict peer-review process. The book series is led by an international team of editors, whose work represents the full range of current Nietzsche scholarship. Anorexia and bulimia nervosa begin during adolescence in a large proportion of eating-disordered patients. The present monograph integrates clinical expertise as well as scientific analyses based on empirical investigations of the increasing number of young patients who suffer from an eating disorder. The chapters are written by distinguished international experts and cover a broad spectrum of epidemiological and cultural issues, clinical and psychological aspects, management and treatment, and the course and outcome of these disorders.