Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557987580 ISBN 13: 9781557987587

Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn, 2001

Synopsis

Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment examines the relationship between body image disturbances and eating disorders in our most vulnerable population: children and adolescents. Volume editors J. Kevin Thompson and Linda Smolak present a dynamic approach that combines current research, assessment techniques, and suggestions for treatment and prevention. Contributing authors offer techniques for treating obesity and eating disorders in children, point to possible sources of these disorders, map out the subtleties of working with youth of diverse ethnicities, and elucidate the connections between sexual abuse and body image. This volume delivers valuable direction for researchers in the field as well as solid guidance for practitioners and clinicians working with young clients suffering from these disorders and should be considered requisite reading.

About this title

About the Author:

J. Kevin Thompson is a professor of psychology at the University of South Florida.

Linda Smolak is a professor in the departments of psychology and women's and gender studies at Kenyon College.

Review:

"...a unique and needed resource and reference for scientists and clinicians alike." -- Thomas F. Cash, PhD, Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University

"...impressive in depth and breadth...an invaluable resource for researchers, clinicians, and students." -- Lori M. Irving, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology, Washington State University

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1557987580
• ISBN 13: 9781557987587
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 403
• Editor: Thompson J. Kevin, Smolak Linda