When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder

When Your Child has an Eating Disorder is the first hands-on workbook to help parents successfully intervene when they suspect their child has an eating disorder. This step-by-step guide is filled with self-tests, questions and answers, journaling and role playing exercises, and practical resources that give parents the insight they need to understand eating disorders and their treatment, recognize symptoms in their child, and work with their child toward recovery. This excellent and effective resource is one therapists can feel confident about recommending to patients.

Acknowledgements ix Introduction xi How to use this book xv Part One The Truth About Eating Disorders 1 1 Learning all you can 3 2 Recognizing signs of disease 37 Part Two Taking Action 57 3 Beginning the dialogue with you child 59 4 Understanding treatment options 92 5 Reaching out for professional help 133 Part Three Recovery 169 6 Understanding the recovery process 171 7 Recognizing and overcoming recovery setbacks 207 Appendix A Answers to exercises 243 Appendix B Taking and eating disorder to college 250 Appendix C Resources 255 Notes 265 About the author 271 Index 273