Table of Contents
Introduction
I. Getting Started: First Steps Toward Helping Your Child with an Eating Disorder
- Act Now
- Get Together
- Don't Waste Time on "Why?"
II. Understanding Eating Disorders
- Know What You're Dealing With: The Complexity of Eating Disorders
- Get into Your Child's Head: The Distorted Thinking Behind Your Teenager's Behavior
- Understand Your Options: What the Research Says about the Best Ways to Treat Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge-Eating Disorder, and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
III. Making Treatment Work: How to Solve Everyday Problems to Help Your Child Recover
- Taking Charge of Change: How to Apply Family-Based Treatment to Help with Eating Disorders
- Playing a Supporting Role: Other Ways You Can Be a Part of Your Child's Recovery
- Harnessing the Power of Unity: How to Stay on the Same Page in Your Fight against Eating Disorders
- Staying Empowered and Informed: How to Work with Professionals Who Are Trying to Help Your Child
Resources
Further Reading
Index
About the Authors