Eating Disorders

About the Book

Eating Disorders provides an introduction to the characteristics and criteria associated with a variety of forms of disordered eating as they are represented in the radically reconfigured section on Feeding and Eating Disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder and compulsive overeating are joined by avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder, pica, and a range of other forms of disordered eating. Key features are covered and their causes, presentation and treatment are addressed. Special attention is dedicated to understanding eating disorders in women, men, athletes and multicultural populations. Attention is given to critical factors in the development and maintenance of eating disorders, too. These include personality features and family characteristics, as well as sexual orientation, sociocultural, and genetic influences.

About the Author

Edwina Rogers has served as a healthcare public policy expert for over 20 years. She has worked for two Presidents and four Senators. Ms.Rogers currently serves as the CEO of the Global Healthspan Policy Institute in Washington, DC. From 2006 until 2011 she served as the Executive Director of the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, a Washington DC trade association responsible for the national Patient Centered Medical Home movement. Edwina also served as the Vice President, Health Policy, for The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC). ERIC advocates the employee benefits and compensation interests of America’s major employers. Edwina was an Economic Advisor for President Bush at the White House during 2001 and 2002 at the National Economic Council, focusing on health and social security policy. She worked for Senator Lott while he was Majority Leader in 1999 and she handled health policy for Senator Sessions in 2003 and 2004. Ms. Rogers received her BS from the University of Alabama and a JD from Catholic University in Washington DC. She was a Fellow at the Kennedy School at Harvard during 1996. Edwina is frequently published in newspapers and served as a strategist on cable news television. Edwina is married to Greg Neimeyer, Ph.D. a prominent Psychologist and they reside in Bethesda, Maryland.