Childhood Feeding Problems and Adolsecent Eating Disorders

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Author: Cooper & Stein

ISBN-10: 0415371856

ISBN-13: 9780415371858

Category: Psychological Disorders

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How should feeding problems arising in childhood and later eating disorders be assessed and treated?Disturbances in eating arising in infancy, early childhood and adolescence are increasingly being recognized as a major source of distress and disturbance to young people and their families. Childhood Feeding Problems and Adolescent Eating Disorders covers a wide spectrum of phenomena of variable clinical significance, ranging from variations of normal behaviour to serious clinical conditions, such as failure to thrive and anorexia nervosa. In three sections, the following subjects are covered:feeding and weight problems of early childhood nature of anorexia nervosa and of bulimia nervosa treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.The contributors discuss important issues such as the influence of maternal eating problems, the consequences of early feeding problems and the management of early onset anorexia nervosa. This book will be an important resource for all the paediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, nutritionists and other health professionals concerned with the assessment and treatment of these major clinical problems.

1The nature and consequences of feeding problems in infancy72The management of infant feeding problems413The nature and management of eating problems in pre-school children924Body dissatisfaction and dieting in children1235The influence of maternal eating disorder on children1506Anorexia nervosa of early onset and its impact on puberty1607The nature of adolescent anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa1888Genetic factors in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa2139Management of early onset anorexia nervosa23710Outpatient management of anorexia nervosa25011Outpatient treatment of bulimia nervosa29412Day hospital treatment for eating disorders30913Impatient treatment of anorexia nervosa : the Toronto General Hospital program