Conquering eating disorders : how family communication heals / by Susan M. Cooper and Peggy Norton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, Susan M.

Contributor:

Norton, Peggy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eating disorders in adolescence--Popular works.

Eating disorders in adolescence.

Eating disorders in adolescence--Patients--Family relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : Seal Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One out of every one hundred young women is anorexic. Four out of every one hundred are bulimic. Overall, research suggests that eight million Americans?men and women?have an eating disorder. Yet in the face of these startling statistics, parents do not have a clear understanding of how to help their child overcome an eating disorder.In Conquering Eating Disorders, Susan Cooper, a licensed psychologist and group psychotherapist, and Peggy Norton, a dietician with thirty years of experience, bridge the gap between the statistics and the real-life issues to help teens and par

Contents:

POINTS TO PONDERCHANGING THE PATTERN; Scenario 8 - SO LITTLE TIME; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; SUPPLEMENTARY READING:; Scenario 9 - TREAD SOFTLY . . .; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; Scenario 10 - A FINAL FAREWELL; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; SUPPLEMENTARY READING; Scenario 11 - WHO'S THE FAVORITE?; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; Scenario 12 - IN CONTROL; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; SUPPLEMENTARY READING:; Scenario 13 - WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; Scenario 14 - THE RUNNER'S HIGH; POINTS TO PONDER

CHANGING THE PATTERNSUPPLEMENTARY READING:; Scenario 15 - MOTHER MAY I?; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; Scenario 16 - LENGTHENING THE LEASH; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; SUPPLEMENTARY READING AND RESOURCES:; Scenario 17 - A WELL-STOCKED PANTRY; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; Scenario 18 - LEAVING HOME; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; Scenario 19 - THE SUPERMODEL SEDUCTION; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; Scenario 20 - AN ISLAND UNTO HIMSELF; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; Scenario 21 - EVERYBODY ELSE'S GIRL; POINTS TO PONDER

CHANGING THE PATTERNScenario 22 - A NEW KIND OF FAMILY; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; SUPPLEMENTARY READING:; Scenario 23 - UPROOTED; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; Scenario 24 - TWO WORLDS COLLIDE; POINTS TO PONDER; CHANGING THE PATTERN; SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES; Conclusion; Appendix - TOOLS FOR FAMILIES; TOOLS FOR FAMILIES - FAMILY MEETINGS ENHANCE GOOD COMMUNICATION; TOOLS FOR FAMILIES - THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS; TOOLS FOR FAMILIES - THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATING WITH "I" MESSAGES; SUPPLEMENTARY READING AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; Acknowledgements; ABOUT THE AUTHORS

ABOUT THE AUTHORSINDEX; SELECTED TITLES FROM SEAL PRESS; Copyright Page

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-7867-2624-5

OCLC:

301963164