Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Download or read book Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents written by Daniel Le Grange and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together leading authorities, this comprehensive volume integrates the best current knowledge and treatment approaches for eating disorders in children and adolescents. The book reveals how anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other disorders present differently developmentally and explains their potentially far-reaching impact on psychological, physical, and neurobiological development. It provides guidelines for developmentally sound assessment and diagnosis, with attention to assessment challenges unique to this population. Detailed descriptions of evidence-based therapies are illustrated with vivid case examples. Promising directions in prevention are also addressed. A special chapter offers a parent's perspective on family treatment.