Take Charge of Your Child’s Eating Disorder

Dr. Carltons's book, Take Charge of Your Child’s Eating Disorder, was published in December 2006 by Avalon Publishing. For more information on the book, please visit the book's website. It is available from Amazon.com as well as local bookstores.

A Comprehensive Guide to Defeating Anorexia and Bulimia

Recovering from an eating disorder requires a complex combination of psychological, medical, and nutritional approaches. Parents are the constant guardians of their child’s health, but often don’t know the best way to extend treatment from the examining room to the living room.

Take Charge of Your Child’s Eating Disorder is a hands-on, medically based guide that tells parents what they really need to know about eating disorders. As the founder and director of the Adolescent Eating Disorder Parent Education and Support Program at Stanford University, Dr. Pamela Carlton has treated hundreds of children and adolescents with eating disorders and has guided their parents through the maze of eating disorder treatments. This detailed handbook offers:

• Warning signs and diagnostic criteria for different types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS)
• Information on the “hidden” eating disorder—“Female Athletic Triad”
• A step-by-step plan for diagnosis, treatment options, and recovery support
• Detailed advice for putting together and successfully managing a treatment team
• Specific strategies for handling delicate situations and detailed resources for getting the most up-to-date information
• The real story about insurance: what’s covered, what’s not, and how to fight the system