Places emphasis on early detection and intervention that focuses on establishing healthy eating attitudes in children and adolescents, in a reference that includes coverage of eating disorders as they pertain to boys and explains how to treat disorders without resorting to high-cost in-patient treatments. Reprint.

Utilizing a nutritional approach to treatment, a practical handbook offers parents helpful and effective advice on how to deal with eating disorders in preteens and adolescents, explaining how to identify the warning signs of problems, normalize eating and exercise, know when to seek professional help, avoid a relapse, and help youngsters cope with potential triggers. Original. 20,000 first printing. (view table of contents)