Parents with Eating Disorders

This groundbreaking volume presents a new conceptual approach to treating adults with eating disorders and their children. By utilizing Parent-Based Prevention, a state-of-the-art intervention program from Stanford University for families who risk raising children in the context of parental eating disorders, Parents with Eating Disorders offers a practical, evidence-based manual to working with affected families with the goal of preventing disordered eating from being passed to future generations. Additional resources include intervention planning and self-assessment forms intended for clinicians to use as they implement the program.

Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit, PhD is a clinical psychologist and Visiting Instructor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Eating Disorders Research Program in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her clinical and research interests include eating disorders throughout the life cycle, family-based interventions, incorporating technology in mental healthcare, and clinical training. James Lock, MD, PhD is Professor of Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics, and Associate Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he also serves as Director of the Eating Disorder Program for Children and Adolescents at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Clinics. His work is foundational in family-based interventions for eating disorders in youth.

Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Understanding the Risk of the Offspring of Parents with Eating Disorders Chapter 3: The Broader Context of the Transition to Parenthood in Adults with Eating Disorders and their Partners Chapter 4: The Development of Typical and Atypical Feeding and Eating Processes in Children and Youth Chapter 5: Two Families Seeking Help Chapter 6: Overview of Parent-Based Prevention Chapter 7: Adapting Parent-Based Prevention to Diverse Family Structures and Backgrounds Chapter 8: Treatment Planning and Real-time Evaluation using Assessment Tools Chapter 9: Phase One: Setting Up Joint Goals Chapter 10: Session 1: Gearing Up Chapter 11: Session 2: The Family Meal Chapter 12: Session 3: Embracing Change Chapter 13: Phase Two: Distinguishing the Parental Eating Disorder from Parental Functioning Chapter 14: Session 4-5, 7-8: Individual Sessions with the Affected Parent Chapter 15: Session 6: A Conjoint Meeting with Both Parents Chapter 16: Phase Three: Enhancing Parental Efficacy and Family Resilience Chapter 17: Parent-Based Prevention in Action: Stacey and Rob Chapter 18: Parent-Based Prevention in Action: Dave and Gabby