Part One: Introduction and Overview ; 1. Overview of the Contents of this Volume and an Introduction to a Developmental Perspective on Genetic Research in Eating Disorders ; James Lock ; Part Two: Developmental Consideration in Assessment ; 2. Developmental Perspectives on the Physical Symptoms of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents ; Claire Sadler and Rebecka Peebles ; 3. Emotion, Attention, and Relationships: A Developmental Model of Self-Regulation in Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disordered Eating Behaviors ; Nancy Zucker and Christopher Harshaw ; 4. Challenges in the Assessment and Diagnosis of Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence given Current Diagnostic and Assessment Instruments ; Jennifer L. Couturier and Sherry L. Van Blyderveen ; Part Three: Developmental Considerations in Epidemiology and Risk for Eating Disorders ; 5. Epidemiology of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents ; Leora Pinhas and Susan J. Bondy ; 6. Developmental Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders ; Julia Huemer, Rebecca E. Hall, and Hans Steiner ; 7. Developmental considerations of media exposure risk for eating disorders ; Rebecca Carr and Rebecka Peebles ; 8. Family Evolution and Process during the Child and Adolescent Years in Eating Disorders ; Elizabeth Dodge ; 9. Gender Issues in Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders ; Alison Darcy ; Part Four: Developmental Consideration for Prevention and Treatment of Eating Disorders ; 10. Prevention of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents ; Corinna Jacobi, Megan Jones, and Ina Beintner ; 11. Eating Disorders in Infancy and Early Childhood ; Irene Chatoor ; 12. Treating Eating Disorders in Middle Childhood ; Dasha Nicholls and Hilary Davies ; 13. Developmental Considerations When Treating Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents and Young Adults ; Kathleen Kara Fitzpatrick ; 14. Treating Binge Eating, Bulimia Nervosa, and Eating Disorders in the Context of Obesity in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults ; Denise E. Wilfley, Rachel P. Kolko, and Andrea E. Kass ; 15. Developmental Concerns in Psychopharmacological Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders ; Jennifer O. Hagman and Guido K.W. Frank ; 16. Eating Issues in the Context of the Physically Ill Child ; Wendy M. Froehlich, Sirirat Ularntinon, and Richard J. Shaw ; 17. Developmental Considerations in Choosing Treatment Settings for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders ; Simon G. Gowers and Claire Bullock ; Part Five: Conclusion ; 18. Developmental Translational Research: Adolescence, Brain Circuitry, Cognitive Processes, and Eating Disorders ; James Lock