If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder

An Essential Resource for Parents

B. Timothy Walsh and V. L. Cameron

OUP USA Adolescent Mental Health Initiative

192 pages | 210x140mm

978-0-19-518153-1 | Paperback | 24 November 2005

Also available as: Hardback

Price: £10.00

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Optimistic and practical guide designed to help parents and other adults get help for and cope with adolescents who have these potentially life-threatening disorders
Features the most up-to-date research findings on eating disorders
Combines professional advice from a leading psychiatrist and practical daily management tips from parents who have faced these disorders in their own children
Incorporates the word of parents throughout to create something of a "virtual support group"
Addresses the hot-button issue of obesity and whether its treatment (e.g., dieting programs) can put teens at risk for eating disorders
This is one of 12 paperbacks in the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series, sponsored by the Annenberg Foundation at Sunnylands as part of a broad effort to educate the public and improve the nation's understanding of and response to adolescent mental illness

This is an authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. It is designed for parents of teens who have recently been diagnosed with an eating disorder, or who are at risk of developing one, and for other adults, such as teachers and guidance counselors, who are regularly in contact with at-risk adolescents. The book combines the latest scientific expertise available--including the newest treatments and most up-to-date research findings on eating disorders--with the practical wisdom of parents who have raised teenagers with anorexia or bulimia.

In clear and accessible language, Dr. B. Timothy Walsh and V. L. Cameron explain exactly what eating disorders are and describe their characteristics, as well as signs and symptoms. They outline the right way to go about getting a diagnosis if you suspect your child may have an eating disorder, about when and where to get treatment, and about how to navigate the healthcare system. There is also advice on how to handle everyday life--both at home and at school--once your child is diagnosed, and on how to communicate with your teen. Complete with red flags to look out for and warnings on the dangers of doing nothing, this book will help parents and other adults face and deal effectively with adolescent eating disorders before they become life-threatening.

Readership: Parents, teachers, school counsellors, clinicians

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An Essential Resource for Parents

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