Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder : Learn Why You Need to Act Now; Find Out What the Research Says about Which Treatments Work; Take Charge of Changes in Eating Habits and Exercise; Put Up a United Family Front to Prevent Relapse

Lock, James, M.D., Ph.D.; Le Grange, Daniel, Ph.D.; Tocci, Norah (NRT)

/ ISBN 13: 9798200411009

Published by Tantor and Blackstone Publishing, 2021

Seller Inventory # 46160366-n

Synopsis:

Tens of thousands of parents have turned to this compassionate guide for support and practical advice grounded in cutting-edge scientific knowledge. Top experts James Lock and Daniel Le Grange explain what you need to know about eating disorders, which treatments work, and why it is absolutely essential to play an active role in your teen's recovery—even though parents have often been told to take a back seat. Learn how to monitor your teen's eating and exercise, manage mealtimes, end weight-related power struggles, and partner successfully with health care providers. When families work together to get the most out of treatment and prevent relapse, eating disorders can be beat. This book is your essential roadmap. Featuring the latest research, resources, and diagnostic information, the second edition has been expanded to cover binge-eating disorder.

About the Author: 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 the Benioff UCSF Professor in Children's Health in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and joint 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. An award-winning researcher, 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. 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 the Benioff UCSF Professor in Children's Health in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and joint 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. An award-winning researcher, 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. 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 the Benioff UCSF Professor in Children's Health in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and joint 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. An award-winning researcher, 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. 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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder :...
Publisher: Tantor and Blackstone Publishing
Publication Date: 2021
Condition: New