The first hands-on, medically based book that tells parents what they really need to know to help their child recover from an eating disorder—written by the founder and director of Stanford Medical Center’s Adolescent Eating Disorder Parent Education and Support Program
- More than 11 million Americans have been diagnosed with eating disorders; 95 percent are children, adolescents and young adults
- In the U.S., one out of every 200 adolescent girls has anorexia, while 3–10 percent of adolescent girls have bulimia
- Anorexia is the most deadly psychiatric illness; ultimately killing up to 20 percent of sufferers
- Eating disorders are now commonly seen in all races, in boys and young men, and in children as young as eight years old
• The only book written by a pediatrician who specializes in eating disorders and parent education: Take Charge of Your Child’s Eating Disorder offers a medically based, step-by-step guide that empowers parents to become part of their child’s treatment team. It covers critical information, including: warning signs and diagnostic criteria of anorexia, bulimia, and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS); how to put together and manage a child’s support team; different treatment options, including outpatient and residential; and the real story about insurance—what’s covered, what’s not, and how to fight the system.
• Encourages full parental support: Parents were once barred from their child’s treatment; Dr. Carlton’s program at Stanford fully integrates parents into the healing of this troubling disease. Having counseled hundreds of parents, Carlton also includes specific strategies for what to say to a child suffering from an eating disorder and how to handle difficult situations as well as a comprehensive list of resources.
• Authoritative, validated program: Through the last decade, Dr. Carlton has treated hundreds of children and adolescents with eating disorders as well as guided parents through the maze of eating disorder treatments.