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A parent's guide to defeating eating disorders : spotting the stealth bomber and other symbolic approaches / Ahmed Boachie and Karin Jasper ; foreword by Debra Katzman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boachie, Ahmed.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eating disorders in adolescence.
- Eating disorders in children.
- Parenting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book will help caregivers to reach out to young people having difficulty cooperating with treatment. It uses analogies and metaphors effectively to help explain eating disorders and the treatment process. Integrating medical, psychological, and narrative aspects, it encourages the reader to conceptualize each step towards health.
- Contents:
- A Parent's Guide to Defeating Eating Disorders: Spotting the Stealth Bomber and Other Symbolic Approaches; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 Rationale for Analogies and Metaphors; Chapter 2 Eating Disorders as Illnesses: An Historical Perspective; Chapter 3 Recognizing and Diagnosing an Eating Disorder; Chapter 4 Outpatient Management; Chapter 5 Multi-family Therapy; Chapter 6 Day Hospital Program; Chapter 7; Chapter 8 The Recovery Process; Chapter 9 Conclusion; Appendix I Current Diagnostic Criteria; Appendix II List of Analogies and Metaphors; Glossary; References
- Subject IndexAuthor Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-23840-3
- 9786613238405
- 0-85700-528-6
- OCLC:
- 747410556
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