Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents

In this 2006 book, an international team of experts examine all the issues relating to eating disorders in young people.

Eating disorders are arguably the most complex mental health problems that a child or adolescent may experience. In this 2006 book, an international team of experts examine the scientific underpinnings, abnormal states, evidence base for treatments, and finally public health issues, including service delivery models and perspectives on prognosis and outcomes.Anorexia Nervosa and other eating disorders are arguably the most complex mental health problems that a child or adolescent may experience. Numbers seeking help are on the increase, and the complexity of these disorders challenges even the most experienced clinician. In this 2006 book, the experience of numerous practitioners with international reputations in the field is brought to bear on the broad range of issues a good clinician needs to know about, from the history of the disorder through to treatment, psychopharmacology, the psychotherapies, epidemiology, comorbidities, eating disorders in boys, and neuroimaging. The book is divided into parts detailing the scientific underpinnings, abnormal states, the evidence base for treatments, and finally public health issues, including service delivery models and perspectives on prognosis and outcomes. Clinicians encountering eating disorders will find this latest addition to the Cambridge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry series invaluable.