Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders: A Life-Saving Guide to Your Child's Treatment and Recovery (Harvard Medical School Guides)

A Harvard doctor’s practical, prescriptive, and compassionate approach to healing your child's eating disorder

This insightful and comforting guide, written by twointernationally known experts, shatters the myths,mysteries, and misconceptions surrounding eatingdisorders. You will learn how to recognize EDs,identify causes, talk to your child, and find the besttreatment. The book includes the widest range of professional care options available, both psychotherapeuticand medicinal, as well as preventive solutions for childrenwho display early warning signs. Most inspiring ofall are the real-life stories of families who have facedeating disorders--and triumphed.

David B. Herzog, M.D., is the Endowed Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Eating Disorders at Harvard MedicalSchool.

Debra L. Franko, Ph.D., is a professorat Northeastern University and lecturer at HarvardMedical School.