Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment

by Linda Smolak (Editor)

This book examines the relationship between body image disturbances and eating disorders in our most vulnerable children and adolescents. Editors J. Kevin Thompson and Linda Smolak present a dynamic approach that combines current research, assessment techniques, and suggestions for treatment and prevention. Contributing authors offer techniques for treating obesity and eating disorders in children, point to possible sources of these disorders, map out the subtleties of working with youth of diverse ethnicities, and identify the connection between sexual abuse and body image.

403 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001