If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder

B. Timothy Walsh, MD graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Medical School, and has been on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry of Columbia's Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons for over four decades. The primary focus of his research is eating disorders. Over the course of his career, he has published more than two hundred papers and received numerous grant awards from the National Institutes of Health. He has served as President of both of the major international eating disorders associations, and chaired the Eating Disorders Work Group for both DSM-IV and DSM-5. He has received awards from the American Psychiatric Association, the Academy for Eating Disorders, the National Eating Disorders Association, and the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies.Deborah R. Glasofer, PhD is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at the Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University and clinical psychologist at theColumbia Center for Eating Disorders at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. She is involved in research on eating disorders, and provides instruction and supervision for psychiatry residents, post-doctoral fellows, and other trainees in cognitive behavioral therapy for mood, anxiety, and eating disorders. She served as an editor for the Handbook of Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders, co-authored What Everyone Needs to Know: Eating Disorders, has written for Scientific American Mind, Psychology Today, The Huffington Post, Verywell, and The Feed, and can be followed on Twitter at @drglasofer.

"An excellent introductory guide for parents of teens and young adults concerned about a possible eating disorder in their child. It provides pragmatic, factual information on eating disorders, how to access care for your child, and what to expect." -- Angela Guarda, MD, Stephen and Jean Robinson Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine"Walsh and Glasofer have been at the cutting edge of eating disorders treatment and research for several decades now. These authors are extraordinarily well placed to provide a wide ranging and informative text on everything someone with an eating disorder, or someone who cares for a loved one with an eating disorder, ought to know." -- Daniel Le Grange, PhD, Benioff UCSF Professor in Children's Health, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF, CA, and Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, Chicago, I"This book, written by leading experts in the field of eating disorders, is an important resource for parents of an adolescent with an eating disorder. Using personal vignettes and case studies, the book provides scientifically accurate information in an easy-to-read manner." -- Neville H. Golden MD, Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine, The Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine

• Chapter One. Introduction: Not Just a DietChapter Two. Understanding Eating Disorders: What They Are and What to ExpectChapter Three. Getting the Right Treatment for Your Child: Therapy, Medication, and MoreChapter Four. Daily Life with the Teen Who Has an Eating DisorderChapter Five. Preventing Eating DisordersChapter Six. Conclusion: A Call to ActionGlossaryResources BibliographyReferences