Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Clinical Handbook

by Daniel Le Grange PhD (Editor), James Lock MD, PhD (Editor)

Overview

Bringing together leading authorities, this comprehensive volume integrates the best current knowledge and treatment approaches for eating disorders in children and adolescents. The book reveals how anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other disorders present differently developmentally and explains their potentially far-reaching impact on psychological, physical, and neurobiological development. It provides guidelines for developmentally sound assessment and diagnosis, with attention to assessment challenges unique to this population. Detailed descriptions of evidence-based therapies are illustrated with vivid case examples. Promising directions in prevention are also addressed. A special chapter offers a parent's perspective on family treatment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609184933
Publisher:	Guilford Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	09/20/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	512
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	8 - 18 Years

About the Author

Daniel Le Grange, PhD, FAED, is Benioff UCSF Professor in Children’s Health in the Department of Psychiatry and UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences and Director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of California, San Francisco. He is Emeritus Professor at the University of Chicago, where he was Director of the Eating Disorders Program until 2014. Dr. Le 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 numerous adolescents and families struggling with eating disorders. He is a past recipient of the Leadership Award in Research from the Academy of Eating Disorders and an Early Career Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health. The author of over 500 articles, books, book chapters, and published abstracts, Dr. Le Grange has published several books for professionals and parents in collaboration with James Lock, including Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder, Second Edition.​ James Lock, MD, PhD, is Professor of Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is also Director of the Stanford Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program. The author of numerous scientific publications on eating disorders in youth, Dr. Lock is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is a recipient of awards including the Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Distinguished Career Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association, the Price Family Foundation Award for Research Excellence from the National Eating Disorder Association, the Leadership Award in Research from the Academy of Eating Disorders, and Early and Mid-Career Development Awards from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Childhood and Adolescence: Looking at Eating Disorders When They Start, Daniel Le Grange
I. Etiology and Neurobiology
2. Neurobiology of Anorexia Nervosa, Walter H. Kaye
3. Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: A Developmental Perspective, Sarah E. Racine, Tammy L. Root, Kelly L. Klump, and Cynthia M. Bulik
4. The Role of Family Environment in Etiology: A Neuroscience Perspective, Michael Strober and Tara Peris
II. Epidemiology and Course
5. Epidemiology of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Mark L. Norris, Susan J. Bondy, and Leora Pinhas
6. Course and Outcome, Hans-Christoph Steinhausen
III. Diagnosis and Classification
7. Diagnosis and Classification of Disordered Eating in Childhood, Rachel Bryant-Waugh and Dasha Nicholls
8. Diagnosis and Classification of Eating Disorders in Adolescence, Kamryn T. Eddy, David B. Herzog, and Nancy L. Zucker
IV. Medical Issues and Assessment
9. Medical Issues Unique to Children and Adolescents, Debra K. Katzman and Sheri M. Findlay
10. Assessment of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Katharine L. Loeb, Melanie Brown, and Michal Munk Goldstein
V. Treatment 
Intensive Treatment Programs
11. Improving Connections for Adolescents across High-Intensity Settings for the Treatment of Eating Disorders, Mary Tantillo and Richard Kreipe
Outpatient Treatment Programs for Anorexia Nervosa
12. Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: Evolution, Evidence Base, and Treatment Approach, James Lock
13. Multifamily Therapy for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa, Pennie Fairbairn, Mima Simic, and Ivan Eisler
14. Adolescent-Focused Psychotherapy for Anorexia Nervosa, Ann Moye, Kara Fitzpatrick, and Renee Rienecke Hoste
Outpatient Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder
15. Family-Based Treatment for Bulimia Nervosa: Theoretical Model, Key Tenets, and Evidence Base, Daniel Le Grange
16. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder, Mari Campbell and Ulrike Schmidt
17. Supportive Psychotherapy for Bulimia Nervosa in Adolescents, Renee Rienecke Hoste and Angela Celio Doyle
Other Treatments or Clinical Groups
18. Early Treatment for Eating Disorders, Katharine L. Loeb, Katherine E. Craigen, Michal Munk Goldstein, James Lock, and Daniel Le Grange
19. Parent Groups in the Treatment of Eating Disorders, Nancy L. Zucker, Katharine L. Loeb, Sheetal Patel, and Autumn Shafer
20. Treatments Targeting Aberrant Eating Patterns in Overweight Youth, Kerri N. Boutelle and Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
21. Pharmacotherapy for Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Jennifer Couturier and Wendy Spettigue
VI. Prevention
22. Prevention of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
23. Innovative Approaches to Prevention and Intervention: The Internet, Angela Celio Doyle, Roslyn Binford Hopf, and Debra L. Franko
VII. The Role of Parents 
24. A Parent’s Perspective on Family Treatment, Harriet Brown
Concluding Comments
25. Where Are We Going from Here?, James Lock

 

Interviews

Child/adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and others working with children and adolescents with eating disorders. May serve as a supplemental text in graduate-level courses.

Editorial Reviews

"As a clinician who engages families in the treatment of eating disorders, I cannot think of a more comprehensive, authoritative, and thoughtfully curated collection of knowledge about these complex disorders. With its groundbreaking focus on the fundamental developmental nature of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents asks meaningful questions, broadens our understanding, sharpens our efforts, and strengthens our resolve."—Leslie Sim, PhD, ABPP, Clinical Director, Mayo Inpatient Eating Disorders Program; Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine

"An authoritative and comprehensive guide to the assessment and treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents. I strongly recommend this unique resource."—Christopher G. Fairburn, OBE, DM, FMedSci, FRCPsych, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

"A timely and important contribution. No previous book has addressed this subject in such detail. The 25 chapters, written by leaders in the field, provide a comprehensive, scholarly, and clinically useful review of all major topics pertaining to individuals with eating disorders in this age group. I highly recommend this book to all clinicians who work with patients with eating disorders."—James E. Mitchell, MD, The Lee A. Christoferson Chair in Neuroscience Research and Chester Fritz Distinguished University Professor, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

"Eating disorders in childhood and adolescence have been quite neglected, despite the fact that the majority of eating disorders begin at this time. This welcome book pulls together what is known about causation, consequences, and treatment. It provides essential knowledge not only for treating this population, but also for better understanding eating disorders in adults. Practitioners, researchers, and graduate students specializing in eating disorders should have this valuable book on their shelves."—W. Stewart Agras, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Emeritus), Stanford University

"Written by experts who work specifically with children and adolescents with eating disorders, this handbook updates the practitioner on neurobiology and gene-environment interactions, diagnostic challenges, and advances in evidence-based treatment and prevention. Clearly and concisely written, this book should be on the shelf of every professional who treats eating disorders in children and teens."—Neville H. Golden, MD, The Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Professor in Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital

From the Publisher

"Once again, the two renowned clinicians, Dr. Le Grange and Dr. Lock, have put together a highly informative source, inviting contributions from an internationally recognized group of authorities currently working with medically ill and psychiatrically compromised eating disorder children and adolescents....The ready-to-use charts and diagrams, clinical vignettes, and clinical issue discussions and follow up are easy to read and help the reader with decision making regarding their patients....One of the most valuable, concise, and comprehensive textbooks available to date on eating disorder treatment of children and adolescents. I would highly recommend this book as a must read for child psychiatry residents and fellows and other trainees interested in diagnosis and management of . It is a keeper."

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