Psychiatrists for the most part, but other mental health scientists and neurologists as well, and even some researchers in such fields as law and preventative medicine, contribute to a five-course reference for clinicians, researchers, and teachers. After an overview of eating disorders, they focus on the treatment in turn of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. Then they explore special topics in treatment and research issues. Among specific topics are medical complications of eating disorders, cognitive remediation therapy for anorexia nervosa, self-help approaches for bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, childhood eating difficulties and disorders, obesity treatment for binge-eating disorder in the obese, caring for someone with an eating disorder, and assessing treatment efficacy. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)