Treatment of the Seriously Obese Patient

By Wadden

For practitioners working with individuals who are seriously overweight, this volume takes a multidisciplinary approach to assessment and treatment. In 21 chapters contributed by experts from fields including clinical psychology, medicine, exercise physiology, nutrition, and metabolism, it examines

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898628792
• ISBN13: 9780898628791
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Solid work

As a clinical psychologist specialising in eating disorders, with particular emphasis on the obese, I can heartily recommend this book to those who practise in this field. Motivational techniques for the patient are covered admirably though I feel that his suggestion of bungee jumping for the obese verges on the reckless.