A Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders and Obesity (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Series)

by Boston Children's Hospital; Koop, C. Everett, M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780440506454
• ISBN10: 044050645X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-12-01
• Publisher: Dell Pub Co

Summary

The obesity rate among children has doubled in the last twenty years, while the incidence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia has grown among adolescents and young adults to almost epidemic proportions. This is an essential guide to the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders and obesity from the pediatricians, neurologists, child psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers at the renowned Children's Hospital and its affiliate, the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 1
Acknowledgments	p. 4
Introduction	p. 7
Author's Note	p. 12
Profiles of Three Young Women with Eating Disorders	p. 13
Understanding Eating Disorders	p. 23
The Focus on Food	p. 23
The Focus on Weight	p. 26
An Historical Perspective on Anorexia	p. 28
An Historical Perspective on Bulimia	p. 32
The Prevalence Among Females	p. 33
Young Men with Eating Disorders	p. 36
Recognizing Eating Disorders	p. 38
Warning Signs of Anorexia	p. 38
Warning Signs of Bulimia	p. 39
Warning Signs of Compulsive Overeating	p. 40
Can Eating Disorders Overlap?	p. 41
Keeping Things in Perspective	p. 41
Anorexia Nervosa	p. 45
Diagnosing Anorexia	p. 48
Medical Complications	p. 49
Effects on Physical Growth and Sexual Maturation	p. 51
Psychological Effects	p. 52
Prevalence and Prognosis	p. 55
"How Did Her Anorexia Start?"	p. 56
Family Environment	p. 58
Bulimia	p. 65
Diagnosing Bulimia	p. 67
Medical Symptoms and Complications	p. 70
Psychological Effects	p. 72
Prevalence and Prognosis	p. 75
"How Did Her Bulimia Start?"	p. 76
Family Environment	p. 81
Compulsive Overeating	p. 84
Recognizing Compulsive Overeating	p. 85
Who Is at Risk?	p. 87
Social Attitudes Toward Overeating	p. 88
Emotional Distress and Compulsive Overeating	p. 89
Obesity	p. 91
Definition and Statistics	p. 92
The Increasing Incidence of Childhood Obesity	p. 93
Medical Complications	p. 95
Psychological Effects	p. 96
The Origins of Obesity	p. 98
Metabolism and Growth Patterns	p. 100
Treatment of Childhood Obesity	p. 102
Treatment of Eating Disorders	p. 115
Don't Procrastinate	p. 117
Taking the First Step	p. 117
Telling Your Child	p. 118
Anticipating Her Response	p. 120
Locating a Therapist	p. 122
A Family Approach to Therapy	p. 122
Consumer Issues	p. 137
Toward Recovery	p. 140
Learning Another Language	p. 141
Bridging Your Experiences	p. 142
"Just Tell Us What to Do"	p. 143
Some Points to Keep in Mind	p. 143
What You May Expect	p. 147
Therapy in Three Acts	p. 149
Toward Termination	p. 151
Notes	p. 154
Resources	p. 156
Index	p. 161
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