Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders: A Life-Saving Guide to Your Child's Treatment and Recovery (Harvard Medical School Guides) [Paperback]

David Herzog (Author), Debra Franko (Author), Patti Cable (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harvard Medical School Guides | Publication Date: July 31, 2007

A Harvard doctor’s practical, prescriptive, and compassionate approach to healing your child's eating disorder

This insightful and comforting guide, written by two internationally known experts, shatters the myths, mysteries, and misconceptions surrounding eating disorders. You will learn how to recognize EDs, identify causes, talk to your child, and find the best treatment. The book includes the widest range of professional care options available, both psychotherapeutic and medicinal, as well as preventive solutions for children who display early warning signs. Most inspiring of all are the real-life stories of families who have faced eating disorders--and triumphed.

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About the Author

David B. Herzog, M.D., is the Endowed Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Eating Disorders at Harvard Medical School.

Debra L. Franko, Ph.D., is a professor at Northeastern University and lecturer at Harvard Medical School.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 31, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071475370
• ISBN-13: 978-0071475372
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,474,769 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An important read for any parent worried about their child's eating, November 20, 2007

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pediatrician (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders: A Life-Saving Guide to Your Child's Treatment and Recovery (Harvard Medical School Guides) (Paperback)

This book is full of extremely useful advice for any parent, but particularly for parents of adolescents and pre-adolescents with any kind of eating disturbance. If you've noticed your daughter or son eating less, noticed any unusual habits around eating, this book can help you figure out if there's something wrong and what you should do. These authors obviously know what they're talking about and know how to speak to parents on their level, not above or below. They use lots of examples of kids in all sorts of situations, which made their descriptions really easy to follow. This is an easy read, sometimes entertaining but always really informative, and really, really helpful for a worried parent who's at a loss for what to do with their child.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars impressed by this book, September 6, 2007

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This review is from: Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders: A Life-Saving Guide to Your Child's Treatment and Recovery (Harvard Medical School Guides) (Paperback)

By writing about situtations parents and kids working through issues around reading disorders experience, and then explaining ways the family could problem-solve, this book gently informs about the hard to define struggle of eating disorders. It's well written, with an easy-to-read flow.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a MUST READ for anyone who thinks their kid's got an ED, November 20, 2007

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ballet lover (boston, ma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders: A Life-Saving Guide to Your Child's Treatment and Recovery (Harvard Medical School Guides) (Paperback)

this book is so so so helpful-- we thought an eating disorder could only happen in someone who looks emaciated and sick, and never eats anything, but when we were confronted with something more than 'picky eating' but less than what we imagined actual eds to be, we checked this book out and it helped immensely. eds happen in the best kids and even in kids who still look pretty healthy--especially when they're growing, according to this book, it can be hard to tell just by looking at someone if they have a problem. also if someone just eats less, but still eats, they can still have anorexia. i highly recommend this book for clearing up what eds actually are, and who can help you-- they talk about what you can do but the bottom line is you have to seek help outside of the family sometimes, as much as you want to be able to "fix it" parents just can't do everything and sometimes someone else knows better than you how to help your kids. nutritionists, therapists, doctors-- they can all be a really good help getting your kids back on track. but this book is such a blessing for parents who don't know whether they've got a problem on their hands or not, and if they do, what to do. thank you to the authors for your wonderful advice!