Understanding Teen Eating Disorders

<p><em>Understanding Teen Eating Disorders</em> introduces readers to common teen eating disorder scenarios their warning signs and treatment options. Each chapter examines a teen or tween and brings the factors whether they be environmental genetic co-existing conditions etc. that contribute to his or her eating disorder to life while seamlessly integrating the latest research in gene inheritance brain chemistry and eating disorders in accessible reader-friendly language. Each chapter provides treatment options including outpatient group therapy and in-patient programs for both the young person and the family. Each also ends with a Q & A section that reflects the concerns a parent loved one or treatment professional may have.</p>