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Fast facts:
eating disorders
AUTHORS Hans Steiner, Martine F. Flament PUBLISHER Health Press Ltd TELEPHONE 44 (0)1235 523233 WEBSITE www.fastfacts.com PUBLISHED 2011/112 pp/$27.50
From the publisher. The earlier a person with an eating disorder is treated, the greater the likelihood of physical and psychological recovery. Fast Facts: Eating Disorders guides the reader through the latest evi- dence in detection, diagnosis, and efficacy of treat- ments for anorexia, bulimia, and related disorders, including a practical overview of the following:
• risk factors (genetic, developmental, and familial),
• questions to ask the patient,
• behavioural and physical signs and symptoms,
• screening tools and laboratory investigations, and
• treatment goals and options.
In this highly readable handbook, the 2 renowned authors demonstrate how a carefully coordinated and multidisciplinary intervention can be success- ful. They address the important role of primary care physicians and other front-line health care workers in detecting eating disorders, working with the treat- ment team, and monitoring the patient, and the posi- tive effects these services can have on the rate and level of recovery.
Challenges and solutions:
narratives of patient-centered care
EDITORS Judith Belle Brown, Tanya Thornton, Moira Stewart
PUBLISHER Radcliffe Publishing
TELEPHONE 800 247-6553 WEBSITE
www.radcliffepublishing.com PUBLISHED
2011/230 pp/$53.95
From the publisher. Hone your ability to provide optimal patient-centred care with the insights into common clinical challenges offered in this collection of case narratives and analyses. The authors examine a range of illnesses and case presentations, and from those they offer stories that challenge the practitioner to reflect on clinical practice and on the true meaning of healing in diverse contexts. Each story emphasizes the concrete steps a practitioner might take to address physical disease while preserving patient dignity and valuing the health and illness experience.
The book presents narratives that illustrate the 4 principal interactive components of the patient- centred method: exploring health, disease, and illness;
understanding the whole person; finding common ground; and enhancing the patient-doctor relation- ship. The final section offers case stories that demon- strate the ways in which these components interact and enhance one another to the benefit of patients and clinicians. This thought-provoking text is relevant to all health care professionals, as well as to medical educators and students.
