217 pg, paper, ’09

This book explores diverse populations who suffer with eating disorders. Studies that provide a wider representation of gender, social class, race/ethnicity, religion and other social categories are offered, and case illustrations are presented. Covered are assessment, treatment and prevention for athletes, compulsive overexercisers, males, adult women, lesbian, gay men, and transgender individuals, people of color, and individuals with disabilities.

CONTENTS:

1 – Shattering stereotypes: Body image and eating disorders in diverse populations
2 – Body image and eating disturbance in athletes: Competing to win or to be thin?
3 – Men and Muscles: The increasing objectification of the male body
4 – Doing ‘drag’: Applying queer–feminist theory to the body image and eating disorders across sexual orientation and gender identity
5 – Body of Faith: Religious influence on body image and eating disorders
6 – Chasing the “fountain of youth”: Body image and eating disorders
among “older” women
7 – Look past the color of my skin and how much money I make: Look at ME
8 – “Not so different from you”: Body image and eating disorders among individuals with disabilities
9 – “I have to exercise to eat!” Body image and eating disorders in exercisers
10 – Breaking the mold: Assessment of body image disturbances and eating disorders for diverse populations
11 – Tailoring eating disorder treatment for diverse clients: Recommendations on how to avoid a “cookie cutter” approach
12 – Putting treatment facilities “out of business”: Eating disorder prevention

REVIEWS:

 “The authors, backed by countless studies, clearly outline the risks associated with exercise dependence, including the possibility for developing a clinical eating disorder.”
— Peach Friedman, author of Diary of an Exercise Addict

“Expanding our understanding of eating disorders and their impact on individuals, families, and communities is crucial. This compilation provides needed information to all of us who care for those who struggle with distorted body image and disordered eating.”
— Elizabeth Joy, M.D.