Treating black women with eating disorders : a clinician's guide / edited by Charlynn Small, Mazella Fuller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Small, Charlynn, editor.

Fuller, Mazella, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eating disorders--Treatment.

Eating disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 218 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London : Routledge, [2021]

Summary:

The first of its kind, this edited volume provides in-depth, culturally sensitive material intended for addressing the unique concerns of Black women with eating disorders in addition to comprehensive discussions and treatment guidelines for this population.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

PART I Perspectives and Politics

1 Eating Because We're Hungry or Because Something's Eating Us?

2 Black Women "Showing Up" for Therapeutic Healing

3 A Gap in the Research: Race-Specific Issues and Difficult Questions

4 Food for Thought, Mind, and Body: Exploring Embodiment Techniques for Black Queer Women

5 Social Desirability, Social Networking Sites, and Eating Disorders Among African American Women

6 The Skin I'm In: Stereotypes and Body Image Development in Women of Color

PART II Medical Management

7 "Father Hunger?" Engaging Fathers in the Eating Disorder Recovery Process: A Developing Country's Perspective

8 An Integrative Approach to Understanding and Treating Disordered Eating in African American Women

9 Treating Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Black Women With Eating Disorders

10 Psychiatric Medications and the Treatment of Eating Disorders in African American Women

PART III Nutrition and Weight Concerns

11 Cultural Competence: Considerations in the Treatment of African American Women With Eating Disorders

12 Only a Dog Wants a Bone! The Other End of the Eating Spectrum: Overweight and Obesity

PART IV Treatment Approaches and Philosophies

13 Black Women's Presence in Eating Disorder Treatment Facilities

14 The Weight of Shame: Black Women and Binge Eating Disorder

15 Food as a Drug: Mental Problem, Spiritual Solution

16 Creative Training Approaches for Clinicians-in-Training Working With African American Women With Eating Disorders

PART V Addressing Special Populations

17 Bulimia: An Attempt to Solve Insoluble Problems.

18 Disordered Eating Habits of a Black, Deaf Adolescent Female: A Case Study Applying a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approach to School Psychological Services

19 Who Should Be at the Treatment Table? College Students With Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues

20 Evolution of the Fluffy Ideal in Jamaica

About the Editors

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-301174-8

1-003-01174-8

1-000-09145-7

9781003011743

OCLC:

1139013392