Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents

1. Childhood and Adolescence: Looking at Eating Disorders When They Start, Daniel Le Grange

I. Etiology and Neurobiology

2. Neurobiology of Anorexia Nervosa, Walter H. Kaye

3. Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: A Developmental Perspective, Sarah E. Racine, Tammy L. Root, Kelly L. Klump, and Cynthia M. Bulik

4. The Role of Family Environment in Etiology: A Neuroscience Perspective, Michael Strober and Tara Peris

II. Epidemiology and Course

5. Epidemiology of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Mark L. Norris, Susan J. Bondy, and Leora Pinhas

6. Course and Outcome, Hans-Christoph Steinhausen

III. Diagnosis and Classification

7. Diagnosis and Classification of Disordered Eating in Childhood, Rachel Bryant-Waugh and Dasha Nicholls

8. Diagnosis and Classification of Eating Disorders in Adolescence, Kamryn T. Eddy, David B. Herzog, and Nancy L. Zucker

IV. Medical Issues and Assessment

9. Medical Issues Unique to Children and Adolescents, Debra K. Katzman and Sheri M. Findlay

10. Assessment of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Katharine L. Loeb, Melanie Brown, and Michal Munk Goldstein

V. Treatment

Intensive Treatment Programs

11. Improving Connections for Adolescents across High-Intensity Settings for the Treatment of Eating Disorders, Mary Tantillo and Richard Kreipe

Outpatient Treatment Programs for Anorexia Nervosa

12. Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: Evolution, Evidence Base, and Treatment Approach, James Lock

13. Multifamily Therapy for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa, Pennie Fairbairn, Mima Simic, and Ivan Eisler

14. Adolescent-Focused Psychotherapy for Anorexia Nervosa, Ann Moye, Kara Fitzpatrick, and Renee Rienecke Hoste

Outpatient Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder

15. Family-Based Treatment for Bulimia Nervosa: Theoretical Model, Key Tenets, and Evidence Base, Daniel Le Grange

16. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder, Mari Campbell and Ulrike Schmidt

17. Supportive Psychotherapy for Bulimia Nervosa in Adolescents, Renee Rienecke Hoste and Angela Celio Doyle

Other Treatments or Clinical Groups

18. Early Treatment for Eating Disorders, Katharine L. Loeb, Katherine E. Craigen, Michal Munk Goldstein, James Lock, and Daniel Le Grange

19. Parent Groups in the Treatment of Eating Disorders, Nancy L. Zucker, Katharine L. Loeb, Sheetal Patel, and Autumn Shafer

20. Treatments Targeting Aberrant Eating Patterns in Overweight Youth, Kerri N. Boutelle and Marian Tanofsky-Kraff

21. Pharmacotherapy for Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Jennifer Couturier and Wendy Spettigue

VI. Prevention

22. Prevention of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

23. Innovative Approaches to Prevention and Intervention: The Internet, Angela Celio Doyle, Roslyn Binford Hopf, and Debra L. Franko

VII. The Role of Parents

24. A Parent’s Perspective on Family Treatment, Harriet Brown

Concluding Comments

25. Where Are We Going from Here?, James Lock