A Comprehensive
Guide to Defeating
Anorexia and Bulimia
Recovering from an eating disorder requires a complex combination of
psychological, medical, and nutritional approaches. Parents are the constant
guardians of their child’s health, but often don’t know the best
way to extend treatment from the examining room to the living room.
Take Charge of Your Child’s Eating Disorder is a hands-on,
medically based guide that tells parents what they really need to know about
eating disorders. As the founder and director of the Adolescent Eating Disorder
Parent Education and Support Program at Stanford University, Dr. Pamela Carlton
has treated hundreds of children and adolescents with eating disorders and
has guided their parents through the maze of eating disorder treatments. This
detailed handbook offers:
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Warning signs and diagnostic criteria for different types of eating
disorders: anorexia, bulimia, and eating disorder not otherwise
specified (EDNOS)
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Information on the “hidden” eating
disorder—“Female Athletic Triad”
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A step-by-step plan for diagnosis, treatment options, and recovery support
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Detailed advice for putting together and successfully managing a treatment
team
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Specific strategies for handling delicate situations and detailed resources
for getting the most up-to-date information
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The real story about insurance: what’s covered, what’s not,
and how to fight the system
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Dr. Pamela Carlton, a
specialist in adolescent eating disorders, is a physician in the Division of
Adolescent Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is invited
to speak at major eating disorder conferences and also consults with eating
disorder programs across the country. Dr. Carlton graduated from the University
of Southern California School of Medicine and did her pediatric and adolescent
medicine training at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Deborah Ashin is a writer
and marketing communications consultant with a background in print and
broadcast journalism. She has a master's degree in journalism from UCLA and
primarily writes about healthcare, parenting issues, and technology.
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