Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder

Tens of thousands of parents have turned to this compassionate guide for support and practical advice grounded in cutting-edge scientific knowledge. Top experts James Lock and Daniel Le Grange explain what you need to know about eating disorders, which treatments work, and why it is absolutely essential to play an active role in your teen's recovery--even though parents have often been told to take a back seat. Learn how to monitor your teen's eating and exercise, manage mealtimes, end weight-related power struggles, and partner successfully with health care providers. When families work together to get the most out of treatment and prevent relapse, eating disorders can be beat. This book is your essential roadmap. Featuring the latest research, resources, and diagnostic information, the second edition has been expanded to cover binge-eating disorder.

Auteur

James Lock, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, StanfordUniversity School of Medicine; and Daniel Le Grange, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosicence, University of Chicago

Contenu

Introduction I. Getting Started: First Steps Toward Helping Your Child with an Eating Disorder 1. Act Now 2. Get Together 3. Don't Waste Time on "Why?" II. Understanding Eating Disorders 4. Know What You're Dealing With: The Complexity of Eating Disorders 5. Get into Your Child's Head: The Distorted Thinking Behind Your Teenager's Behavior 6. Understand Your Options: What the Research Says about the Best Ways to Treat Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge-Eating Disorder, and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder III. Making Treatment Work: How to Solve Everyday Problems to Help Your Child Recover 7. Taking Charge of Change: How to Apply Family-Based Treatment to Help with Eating Disorders 8. Playing a Supporting Role: Other Ways You Can Be a Part of Your Child's Recovery 9. Harnessing the Power of Unity: How to Stay on the Same Page in Your Fight against Eating Disorders 10. Staying Empowered and Informed: How to Work with Professionals Who Are Trying to Help Your Child Resources Further Reading Index About the Authors