For courses in Abnormal Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Gender and Psychopathology, and Eating Disorders. In addition, Eating Disorders may be a useful supplemental text in courses within the following areas: Nursing, Nutrition, and Sports Medicine. Eating Disorders presents a comprehensive and accessible investigation of eating disorders, including but not limited to anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa. The text spans topics such as historical and cross-cultural trends in prevalence of eating pathology, biological bases of eating disorders, and treatment and prevention.