This is an internationally recognized academic and clinical reference work that offers a scientific, interdisciplinary, and thoroughly updated analysis of eating disorders and their metabolic, psychological, and social implications. Targeted at medical nutrition specialists, nutritionists, psychiatrists, psychologists, general practitioners, graduate students, and researchers in mental health and nutrition, this pioneering publication integrates neurobiological foundations, evidence-based therapeutic strategies, and ethical principles of care.
With technical language accessible to professionals, the book explores:
- The neuroendocrine and psycho-nutritional mechanisms regulating eating behavior and its clinical deviations;
- The specialized nutrological approach to anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, orthorexia, vigorexia, ARFID, and emerging disorders;
- The intersections between nutrology and psychiatry, including the effects of psychotropic drugs, comorbidities, and support during hospitalization;
- The construction of integrated clinical protocols, with responsive meal plans and interdisciplinary follow-up;
- An ethical approach to vulnerable groups and diversity, addressing eating disorders in children, older adults, the LGBTQIA+ community, and contexts of inequality;
- The global legal and bioethical aspects of involuntary hospitalization, informed consent, and non-stigmatizing practices.
Structured in nine organized chapters, the volume consolidates a multifactorial approach, patient-centered and culturally sensitive, based on international guidelines such as DSM-5-TR, ICD-11, WHO, APA, NICE, ESCAP, and UNESCO.
