Table of Contents

Foreword   vii
Acknowledgments   xi
Introduction   xiii
Marcia’s Story   xix

Part One: Identifying an Eating Disorder

1. At Risk: Recognizing an Eating Disorder
and Spotting Early Warning Signs   29

2. Bad Habit or Dangerous Behavior?
When to Worry About Disordered Eating   50

3. Prevention: The Power of the Preemptive Strike   66

4. The Family on the Front Lines   84

5. Boys at Risk   99

6. Medical Consequences of Eating Disorders   111

Part Two: Taking Action

7. Breaking the Ice: How to Open the Discussion   143

8. Avoiding Parent Traps: How Improving Your Relationship
to Food and Your Body Can Help Your Child   162

9. Beyond the Family Circle: Friends, School, and Summer Camp   179

Part Three: Using Maudsley Methods

10. The Maudsley Approach: Treating Anorexia Nervosa   199

11. Parent-Assisted Meals and Snacks (PAMS): A Nutrition-Oriented
Interpretation of the Maudsley Approach to Anorexia   206

12. Using PAMS and the Maudsley Approach to Treat Bulimia
and Binge-Eating Disorder   221

13. A Mother’s Account: How PAMS Tipped the Balance
in My Daughter’s Fight Against Anorexia   232

Part Four: Healthy Eating Guide

14. Normalizing Eating with a Food Plan   239

15. Getting the Most Out of the Food Plan   265

16. Normalizing Exercise   296

17. Managing Relapse   318

18. When You’ve Done All You Can:
Professional Resources and How to Use Them   334

19. In Closing   361

Bibliography   367

Index   375

Reprinted from The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders By Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RD and Nancy Matsumoto To find out more about this helpful book click here. Click here for more articles on Eating Disorders

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