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      • Edited by Ornella Corazza, University of Hertfordshire and University of Trento, Italy, Artemisa Rocha Dores, Polytechnic Institute of Porto and University of Porto, Portugal
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      March 2023
      April 2023
      ISBN:
      9781911623731
      9781911623724
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781911623731
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      Dimensions:
      (190 x 120 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.25kg, 258 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Medicine, Psychology, Health and Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry
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    In a society that strives for appearance, fitness is increasingly viewed as a means to reach a certain aesthetic ideal, rather than a way to improve health and physical performance. Every day millions of posts appear on social media promoting a visual representation of apparently fit, healthy and 'perfect' bodies. Combining personal accounts, clinical cases, and scientific research, this book explores how such new trends in society can lead to the development of exercise addiction and body image disorders. It explains how such a concern with physical appearance can act as a precursor or be symptomatic of other conditions, such as eating disorders, mood disorders, and the use of performance and image enhancing drugs. It highlights throughout the importance of raising awareness amongst health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers and primary care physicians, of this growing challenge to prevent harm and improve treatment.

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    ‘This book is a relatively easy-to-read overview of exercise addiction and associated psychiatric conditions that may be visible but not necessarily identified or targeted for treatment. It will help clinicians recognize and address these disorders in patients they are treating for other conditions, particularly those in the sports and fitness industry.’

    Michael Easton Source: Doody's Reviews

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