The Prevention of Eating Problems and Eating Disorders

Download or read book The Prevention of Eating Problems and Eating Disorders written by Michael P. Levine and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a detailed, integrated analysis of the field of eating problems and disorders, this book highlights the connections between the prevention of eating problems and disorders, and theory and research in the areas of prevention and health promotion. It also looks at models of risk development and prevention; specific issues and challenges; the status of current prevention research; and lessons for prevention program development. In this vital text Levine and Smolak draw on a range of interdisciplinary perspectives including prevention science, developmental psychology, public health, and social work to provide a thorough review, history, and critique of the topic in light of a range of empirical studies. The only authored volume with a broad, detailed and integrated view of basic concepts, theory, research, and practice, this fully revised and updated new edition features new chapters include on dissonance-based approaches, public health, biopsychiatry and neuroscience, gender, culture(s), technology, obesity, and protective factors. The Prevention of Eating Problems and Eating Disorders: Theories, Research, and Applications is essential reading for clinicians, academics, researchers, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduates involved in work pertaining to eating disorders, disordered eating, prevention, health promotion, body image, obesity and biopsychosocial perspectives.