Childhood Feeding Problems and Adolescent Eating Disorders

Peter J. Cooper, Alan Stein

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Routledge
05 February 2018

Medicine: general issues; Paediatric medicine; Psychotherapy; Eating disorders & therapy

How should feeding problems arising in childhood and later eating disorders be assessed and treated?

Disturbances in eating arising in infancy, early childhood and adolescence are increasingly being recognized as a major source of distress and disturbance to young people and their families.

Childhood Feeding Problems and Adolescent Eating Disorders covers a wide spectrum of phenomena of variable clinical significance, ranging from variations of normal behaviour to serious clinical conditions, such as failure to thrive and anorexia nervosa. In three sections, the following subjects are covered:

feeding and weight problems of early childhood nature of anorexia nervosa and of bulimia nervosa treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

The contributors discuss important issues such as the influence of maternal eating problems, the consequences of early feeding problems and the management of early onset anorexia nervosa.

This book will be an important resource for all the paediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, nutritionists and other health professionals concerned with the assessment and treatment of these major clinical problems.

Edited by: Peter J. Cooper, Alan Stein
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9781138871793
ISBN 10: 1138871796
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 05 February 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Feeding and Weight Problems of Early Childhood The Nature and Consequences of Feeding Problems in Infancy. The Management of Infant Feeding Problems Nature and Management of Eating Problems in Pre-School Children. Body Dissatisfaction and Dieting in Children. The Influence of Maternal Eating Disorder on Children Nature of Anorexia Nervosa and of Bulimia Nervosa Anorexia Nervosa of Early Onset and Its Impact on Puberty The Nature of Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Genetic Factors in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Management of Early Onset Anorexia Nervosa. Outpatient Management of Anorexia Nervosa. Outpatient Management of Bulimia Nervosa. Day Hospital Treatment for Eating Disorders. Inpatient Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa: The Toronto General Hospital Program

Peter J. Cooper is Professor of Psychopathology at the University of Reading, honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist with West Berkshire Health Authority and an honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge University. He is also a Co-Director of the Winnicott Research Unit Alan Stein is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Oxford and an honorary Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust.