262 pg, paper, '09

Based on the Maudsley Approach, this guide is written by a well-respected journalist whose interest in eating disorders stem from her personal experience of battling both anorexia and bulimia in her teenage years. Unique to this book are the stories of ten families who describe how they coped and the journeys they have made in beating the illness.

CONTENTS:

1 – Family-based Treatment of Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: The Maudsley Approach

Family Case Studies
2 – Chloe
3 – Matthew
4 – Kelly
5 – Kristen
6 – Hayley
7 – Claire
8 – Kylie
9 – Billie
10 – Annabelle
11 – Alice

What Are Parents to Do?
12 – How to Tell if Your Child Has Anorexia Nervosa
13 – Navigating the Search for Family-based Treatment

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

June Alexander is a journalist who has worked in country and metropolitan newspapers for more than thirty years as editor, columnist, reviewer and feature writer. At eleven years of age, she developed anorexia nervosa and several years later, bulimia nervosa. Their impact on June's life has inspired her interest and family-based treatment.

Daniel Le Grange, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience and Director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of Chicago. He is a member of the team that developed the Maudsley Approach, Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, and serves on the National Eating Disorders Association's advisory council in the United States.

REVIEWS:

"My Kid is Back is packed with practical, helpful and inspiring information. It gives parents a powerful message of hope- that recovery from an eating disorder is possible. Parents can feel overwhelmed when their child develops this most challenging illness. Knowing that there are ways they can help their child, and can play an active part in their recovery is so important."
— Susan Ringwood, Chief Executive, Beat.

"The Maudsley Model of anorexia nervosa is one of the few evidence-based treatments for anorexia nervosa. In My Kid is Back June Alexander presents the narratives of families who have benefited from this approach when their young children have developed anorexia nervosa. This book will give hope to families who with help can provide the drive and energy to ensure that anorexia nervosa does not become too firmly entangled within the identity of the young person."
— Janet Treasure, Professor, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, and Director of the Eating Disorder Unit and Professor of Psychiatry at Guys, Kings and St Thomas Medical School, London.