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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
December 2009
Print publication year:
2006
Online ISBN:
9780511543890
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511543890
Series:
Cambridge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Subjects:
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry
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Book description

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.

Reviews

'The book is pleasingly presented and … The introduction consists of a truly fascinating historical and developmental review, … The section on evidence-based care has useful reviews of acute and chronic medical complications, individual and family psychotherapies, … there is much of interest and value for those who wish to gain an overview of current knowledge of the many problems in this population, without having to delve into a voluminous text.'

Source: British Journal of Psychiatry

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Contents
  • 23 - Primary prevention of eating disorders
    pp 293-304
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    Summary

    Given the serious physical, psychological, social and financial consequences of eating disorders (EDs) and the difficulties of treatment, successful prevention strategies would obviously be of paramount importance. In this chapter several strategies for primary prevention interventions are described. Eating-disorder preventative educational programmes have been developed for secondary schools and for the final year of primary schools as these are the age groups at highest risk for developing an ED. An advantage of prevention programmes focusing on improvement of self-esteem and body image is that these are important for general health not just for EDs. Most prevention programmes were universal programmes for all adolescents (girls and boys) and some programmes were for selected high-risk girls. The final year of the primary school and the first year of secondary school can be argued to be the most relevant period for primary prevention programmes.
  • 24 - Strategies for secondary prevention
    pp 305-316
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    Summary

    Secondary prevention is an early intervention approach to seek out emerging manifestations of eating disorders (EDs), and by early intervention to reduce the likelihood of disease progression. This chapter describes the major issues including effectiveness of secondary prevention. Screening programmes for risk factors and early signs of eating disorders have tended to focus on secondary schools and to be run in two stages. The first consists of a self-report questionnaire such as the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT). The second consists of interviewing those students with high scores on the questionnaire, often using the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE). To be effective, secondary prevention has to be followed by prompt and effective treatment focusing not only on the motivation of ED patients to recover, the disordered eating behaviour and weight restoration, but also the psychological, emotional and social condition of the patient.

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