Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     v
Contributors     vii
Introduction     ix
From Diet to Disorder: Problems and Prognosis     1
Young, White, and Female: Myth or Reality?     35
Activity Disorder: When a Good Thing Goes Bad     45
Genes or Jeans: What Causes Eating Disorders?     59
Eating Disorder Behaviors As Adaptive Functions     75
To Those Who Love Them: Guidelines for Family and Significant Others     85
Assessing the Situation     99
Treatment Philosophy and Approaches     111
Individual Therapy: Putting the Eating Disorder Out of a Job     131
Sharing the Pain and the Promise in Group     167
Family Therapy: Working with Families and Significant Others     183
Enough About Your Mother, What Did You Eat Today?     207
Medical Assessment and Management     227
The Psychiatrist's Role and Psychotropic Medication     251
When Outpatient Treatment Is Not Enough     265
Alternative Approaches to Treating Eating Disorders     283
Increasing Awareness and Prevention     295
Eating Disorder Organizations and Websites     309
Suggestions for Further Reading     315
Bibliography     317
Index     329