Body image, eating disorders, and obesity in youth : assessment, prevention, and treatment

The physical and mental health consequences of body image problems, eating disorders, and obesity in children and adolescents can be serious and can extend into adulthood. But as the empirical data presented in this second edition of a landmark volume show, these disorders are preventable and treatable. Research in these three areas has exploded since the publication of the first edition of ""Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth"" and in these new pages leading researchers and practitioners detail recent progress in treatment and discuss areas of persisting challenge.Risk factors for these conditions appear early in development, and many of these factors are social and familial. Cultural variables play a powerful role, too, and the authors in this book demonstrate how body image and eating problems present and vary across ethnic groups and in boys and girls. No other volume considers all three of these challenging areas together, and no other volume provides the same range of information, from very early experience through treatment. All chapters are empirically based and contain suggestions for future research. This book assimilates up-to-date information into a form that is readily accessible by clinicians, researchers, and students.

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In this meticulously updated, evidence-based edition of a book first published in 2001, esteemed international contributors provide a broad yet integrated look at issues impacting weight and eating issues among youth. This volume is unique for its focus on the early onset of eating problems (most other work on childhood risk factors focuses more on adult outcomes). Considering developmental, familial, social, and cultural challenges, the book looks at a variety of issues--for example, the fundamental differences in assessing, treating, and preventing eating disorders in children (versus older adolescents and adults) and the unintended consequences (e.g., more disordered eating) of programs targeting childhood obesity prevention. The book points out the enormous gaps in the body of current knowledge about eating disorders and obesity in children, foremost among these biological factors, psychopharmacological approaches, and longitudinal data. Particularly noteworthy are chapters on pre-adolescent boys and on eating in "ethnically diverse groups." A must read for all who are involved in clinical, counseling, research, or treatment programs related to eating disorders, this valuable book provides a starting point for those interested in enhancing the health and well-being of elementary and middle school children. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. J. M. Lacey West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Linda Smolak and J. Kevin ThompsonJennifer O. Fisher and Meghan M. Sinton and Leann L. BirchBeth Watkins and Bryan LaskEleanor H. Wertheim and Susan J. Paxton and Simone BlaneyLina A. Ricciardelli and Marita P. McCabe and Alexander J. Mussap and Kate E. HoltDebra L. Franko and Jessica B. Edwards GeorgeEileen Anderson-FyeLinda SmolakEve Kutchman and Sarah Lawhun and Jenn Laheta and Leslie J. HeinbergTovah Yanover and J. Kevin ThompsonDrew A. Anderson and Jason M. Lavender and Suzanne M. Milnes and Angela M. SimmonsMichael P. Levine and Linda SmolakKatherine W. Bauer and Jess Haines and Dianne Neumark-SztainerSteffanie Sperry and Megan Roehrig and J. Kevin ThompsonMyles S. Faith and Julia Kerns and Lisa DiewaldDavid B. Sarwer and Alison L. Infield and Canice E. CrerandLinda Smolak and J. Kevin Thompson

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
I Introduction	p. 1
Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Introduction to the Second Edition	p. 3
II Foundations	p. 15
Chapter 1 Early Parental Influence and Risk for the Emergence of Disordered Eating	p. 17
Chapter 2 Defining Eating Disorders in Children	p. 35
Chapter 3 Body Image in Girls	p. 47
Chapter 4 Body Image in Preadolescent Boys	p. 77
Chapter 5 Overweight, Eating Behaviors, and Body Image in Ethnically Diverse Youth	p. 97
Chapter 6 Cross-Cultural Issues in Body Image Among Children and Adolescents	p. 113
Chapter 7 Risk Factors in the Development of Body Image, Eating Problems, and Obesity	p. 135
Chapter 8 Proximal Causes and Behaviors Associated With Pediatric Obesity	p. 157
III Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment	p. 175
Chapter 9 Assessment of Body Image in Children and Adolescents	p. 177
Chapter 10 Assessment of Eating Disturbances in Children and Adolescents	p. 193
Chapter 11 Recent Developments and Promising Directions in the Prevention of Negative Body Image and Disordered Eating in Children and Adolescents	p. 215
Chapter 12 Obesity Prevention: Strategies to Improve Effectiveness and Reduce Harm	p. 241
Chapter 13 Treatment of Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence	p. 261
Chapter 14 Behavioral Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity	p. 281
Chapter 15 Plastic Surgery for Children and Adolescents	p. 303
IV Conclusion	p. 327
More Questions: Some Concluding Thoughts on Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth	p. 329
Author Index	p. 343
Subject Index	p. 369
About the Editors	p. 389

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