405 pg, paper, ’07

In the third edition of this accessible and comprehensive book, Bryan Lask and Rachel Bryant-Waugh build on the research and expertise of the previous two editions. First published in 1993, this was the earliest book of its kind to explore eating disorders in people under 15, a population that is very distinct from those in their late teens and adulthood.

The contributor’s experience and knowledge have increased greatly in the past 15 years. This fully revised edition offers a distillation of current information in the younger population, and contains brand new chapters on areas of research and practice such as:

Eating disorders and the brain
Nutrition and refeeding
Motivational approaches

Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence offers the reader knowledge, perception and understanding of this fascinating but challenging patient group. It has both a clinical and research focus and will be an essential text for a wide range of professionals as well as being readable for parents of children suffering.

CONTENTS:

Part I Perspectives
1 – The sensitivities that heal and the sensitivities that hinder
2 – The broken jigsaw: a child’s perspective
3 – A parent’s perspective

Part II Context and course of early onset eating disorders
4 – Overview of the eating disorders
5 – Aetiology
6 – Outcome and prognosis

Part III Assessment and Treatment
7 – Clinical assessment and physical complications
8 – Eating disorders and the brain
9 – Overview of management
10 – Motivational approaches
11 – Nutrition and refeeding
12 – Family approaches evidence-based and collaborative practice
13 – Cognitive behavioral approaches
14 – Individual psychotherapy
15 – Physiotherapy and exercise
16 – Schooling
17 – Ethical and legal issues

Appendix: Assessment instruments and interviews

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Bryan Lask trained at the University of London and was a consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children for 25 years. There, with Rachel Bryant-Waugh, he initiated the first early onset eating disorders program in the UK. Subsequently he has written 8  books and over 150 papers. Currently he directs the early onset eating disorders research program at St George’s University of London, is medical adviser to the Huntercombe Hospitals, UK, and visiting professor and research director at the regional eating disorders service in Oslo, Norway.

Rachel Bryant-Waugh is Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Joint Head of the Feeding and Eating Disorders Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Child Health, University of London. She trained in London and obtained a PhD at the University of Sussex investigating children with eating disorders. She has specialized in this area for over 20 years, has taught and published widely, and is an internationally respected expert.

REVIEWS:

“Alone the chapter on ‘The Sensitivities that Heal and Hinder’ by Ken Nunn would have justified a third edition of this book, but there is more, much more, of value to the clinician in these newly revised chapters. The information reviewed here from neuro-imaging studies, a fresh look at etiological possibilities, and Simon Gowers and Francess Doherty’s review of prognosis and outcome have made this edition not only more useful to the theoretician, but of value to the clinician struggling to help the families of children with eating disorders understand the state of the art and science.”
—Julie O-Toole, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Kartini Clinic, Portland, Oregon.

“This is an excellent book with contributions from a wide range of experts in the field. It is comprehensive and everybody working in the field will find it invaluable.”
—Alan Stein, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK