Wednesday, October 15, 2008

INFO: Special Issue of Journal of General Psychology on Aging and Eating Disorders.

I would like to alert you all to a Special Issue of the Journal of General Psychology (2008, Vol 135, Vol. 4, pp. 340-452; published by Heldref Publishers, Washington, DC) devoted to Aging and Eating Disorders I have Guest Edited. Six articles, theoretical as well as empirical, span a number of topics and issues and include: Body Image and Eating Disorders in Older Adults: A Review by C. M. Peat, N. L. Peyerl, & J. J. Muelenhkamp 100 Midlife Women with Eating Disorders: A phenomenological Analysis of Etiology by Z. Kally & E. J. Cumella Aging, Body Image, and Body Shape by F. R. Ferraro, J. J. Muelenhkamp, A. Paintner, K. Wasson, T. Hager & F. Hoverson Eating Disorders in Middle-Aged Women by E. Midlarsky & G. Nitzberg The Impact of Obesity on the Social Participation of Older Adults by L. Zettel-Watson & M. Britton Graduate Students' Social and Emotional Functioning Relative to Characteristics of Eating Disorders by C. Grabarek & S. Cooper If you have question, please let me know. Thanks! RFerraro
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