Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder, First Edition by James Lock

Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder, First Edition by James Lock

Parents are often blamed for their children's eating disorders and many eating disorder programs exclude parents and widen the rift in an already shattered family. This book argues that parents are not the culprits but the key to their teen's

'I thoroughly enjoyed reading this bookI think it would be a useful resource for any parent who is caring for a teenager with an eating disorder, as it is filled with loads of useful information... the book is very good at vividly illustrating how families can band together to help fight eating disorders, in a safe and supportive way so that they do not feel completely powerless. All round I feel that this book is a very useful resource for parents, and I highly recommend it.' - Jade McEwen, Signpost, March 2005

'Navigating the treacherous ground of a child's eating disorder can be a remarkable challenge. Written by two trusted figures in the eating disorders field, this book offers parents a clear and comprehensive roadmap for helping a child overcome this serious threat to health and well-being.' - Kelly D. Brownell, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders'Parents receive lots of advice about how to help their children recover from eating disorders - but often it's the wrong advice. This book helps parents understand what is going on with their child and how they can take an active role in making treatment more successful. I highly recommend it.' - W. Stewart Agras, coauthor of Overcoming Eating Disorders'Truly excellent. An invaluable resource for parents. It provides sound, commonsense answers to all the most important questions. Written by experts--and it shows.' - Christopher G Fairburn, author of Overcoming Binge Eating'If you are the parent of a teenager who is struggling with an eating disorder, you probably feel confused, anxious, and filled with questions. What should you do? Is it your fault? Can you help? This book, written by two eating disorder experts, will help you find some answers. It clearly explains what eating disorders are about and which treatments work best, and gives practical suggestions and encouragement. Recommended for any concerned parent.' - Rachel Bryant-Waugh, University of Southampton, UK; author of Eating Disorders: A Parents' Guide

'The book moves on to help parents understand eating disorders by delving into the complexity of these disorders, the distorted thinking behind a teenager's behavior and what the research says about the best ways to treat anorexia and bulimia... There are many red flags that parents should recognise when it comes to their adolescent daughter or son's eating habits, and this intelligent book points them out clearly and concisely.' - Publishers Weekly

'Truly excellent. An invaluable resource for parents. It provides sound, commonsense answers to all the most important questions. Written by experts--and it shows.' - Christopher G Fairburn, author of Overcoming Binge Eating'If you are the parent of a teenager who is struggling with an eating disorder, you probably feel confused, anxious, and filled with questions. What should you do? Is it your fault? Can you help? This book, written by two eating disorder experts, will help you find some answers. It clearly explains what eating disorders are about and which treatments work best, and gives practical suggestions and encouragement. Recommended for any concerned parent.' - Rachel Bryant-Waugh, University of Southampton, UK; author of Eating Disorders: A Parents' Guide

'I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I think it would be a useful resource for any parent who is caring for a teenager with an eating disorder, as it is filled with loads of useful information... the book is very good at vividly illustrating how families can band together to help fight eating disorders, in a safe and supportive way so that they do not feel completely powerless. All round I feel that this book is a very useful resource for parents, and I highly recommend it.' - Jade McEwen, Signpost, March 2005

James Lock, MD, PhD, is Professor of Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program. Dr. Lock has received numerous awards for his research on eating disorders and has published several books for professionals in collaboration with Daniel Le Grange. He is committed to providing evidence-based treatments to children, adolescents, and their families.Daniel Le Grange, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience and Director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of Chicago. An award-winning researcher, Dr. La Grange was a member of the team at the Maudsley Hospital in London that developed family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa. Over his career, he has treated thousands of adolescents and families struggling with eating disorders.

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ISBN 13	9781572309081
ISBN 10	1572309083
Title	Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder, First Edition
Author	James Lock
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Guilford Publications
Year published	2004-12-09
Number of pages	296
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