Cassell, Dana K

Contains more than five hundred alphabetized, cross-referenced articles on death and grief in the U.S., covering medical, legal, familial, religious, scientific, and social aspects; and includes related tools, such as a sample Advanced Care Plan document, and further resources.

Contains over four hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the causes, nature, symptoms, treatments, and impact of eating disorders and obesity; and includes a chronology of key events, fact tables and statistics, a directory of resources and websites, and a glossary of fat replacers.

Contains alphabetically arranged essays that provide information about various aspects of obesity and eating disorders, and includes an overview of the history of the problem, as well as discussion of the biology and psychology of obesity, treatment options, anorexia and bulimia, and eating disorder-related problems.

Contains over three hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about each of the more than eighty autoimmune diseases, their causes, clinical features, treatments, and related terms and issues.

Provides clear summaries of our current state of knowledge of eating disorders and examines the possible causes and consequences in social, psychological and physiological context in 400 A-to-Z entries.

Contains over 450 alphabetized entries on aspects of obesity and eating disorders, including causes, symptoms, treatments, and impacts on society and specific populations, and includes reference tools such as a chronology, a glossary of food and beverage fat replacers in use and development, and directories of treatment centers, Web sites, and audiovisual materials.