The Unofficial Guide to Eating Disorders

The Unofficial Guide Reader's Bill of Rights.; The Unofficial Guide Panel of Experts.; Introduction.; I. Food, Body Image, and Self--Esteem.; 1. The Causes of Eating Disorders.; Body Image: A Reflection of Inner Feelings.; Narrowing the Profile.; Overwhelming Drives.; A Crazy Kind of Sense.; Pathological Patterns.; Hungry for What?; The Power of the Family.; Family Messages and Self--Esteem.; Socially Acceptable Disorders.; The Dieting Dilemma.; Peer Pressure.; Screening Images.; Just the Facts.; 2. Body Image.; Who Says You're Too Fat or Too Thin?; Exploding the Myths About Weight.; Destroying Distorted Body Images.; Equal Opportunity Impact.; Never Too Young to Feel "Too Fat".; When the Mirror Lies: Negative Body Image.; Telltale Signs.; Reality Check.; Just the Facts.; 3. Our Relationship with Food.; Mixed Messages About Food.; Market--Driven Eating.; Disordered Eating Patterns.; Using Food as a Crutch.; Using Food as a Defense.; How Dieting Triggers Food Disorders.; How the Obsession Spreads.; Four Degrees of Separation.; The Hidden Game Plan: It's Not About Food.; Why Food?; Drawing the Line.; Just the Facts.; II. Eating Disorders.; 4. Anorexia Nervosa.; The Doctors' Definition.; What Anorexia Looks Like.; What Anorexia Feels Like.; Physical Realities.; Personal Effects.; When It Isn't Anorexia.; Warning Signs of Anorexia.; Who Has Anorexia?; Psychological Profile.; The Family Connection.; Emotional Components.; Two Personal Views.; Just the Facts.; 5. Bulimia Nervosa.; The Doctors' Definition.; What Bulimia Looks Like.; The Warning Signs of Bulimia.; The Purging Pattern.; What Bulimia Feels Like.; Physical Consequences.; The Anorexia--Bulimia Connection.; Psychological Patterns.; A Possible Family Link.; Who Has Bulimia?; Two Views from the Inside.; Just the Facts.; 6. Other Eating Disorders.; Binge Eating Disorder.; The Doctors' Definition.; Who's at Risk?; What's Behind BED?; Physical Consequences of Bingeing.; E.D. - Not Otherwise Specified.; Who Has an ED--NOS?; Compulsive Overeating.; Night Eating and Other Disordered Eating Patterns.; Common Threads.; The Diabetes Connection.; So What Is a Normal Eating Pattern?; Familiar Stories.; Just the Facts.; 7. Exercise Disorders.; Exercise Is Good, Isn't It?; Exercise Assets.; Exercise Liabilities.; When Exercise Becomes Too Much of a Good Thing.; An Unhealthy Relationship.; Is It an Addiction?; Over the Line.; The Connection with Eating Disorders.; Who Overdoes It?; Eating Disorders in Athletes.; Different Risks for Male and Female Athletes.; The Inside Scoop.; Just the Facts.; III. Responding to Danger Signals.; 8. How to Read the Telltale Signs.; Why Clues Are Hidden.; The Power of Denial.; The Culture of Food Control.; Tricky Symptoms.; Who's at Risk?; Personal Characteristics.; Family Background.; Clues to Pay Attention To.; Beyond Normal.; Just the Facts.; 9. What to Do If Someone You Know Has an Eating Disorder.; Gaining Awareness.; How to Relate to Someone Who Has an Eating Disorder.; What Doesn't Work.; Choosing Another Approach.; Things You Can Do.; Be Direct.; Be Cautious.; Taking Immediate Action.; Stage by Stage.; Reading Matters.; Blunting a Disorder's Dangerous Effects.; Getting into Treatment.; Getting Help.; Helping Yourself.; Being There: Living with Someone Who Has an Eating Disorder.; Just the Facts.; IV. Treatments for Eating Disorders.; 10. The Treatment Process.; An Overview of Treatments.; Methods of Treatment.; How the Treatments Work.; Treatment Goals.; Emergency Treatment.; Tailoring Therapy to the Individual.; Entering Treatment.; Psychotherapy.; Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT).; Other Psychological Approaches to Eating Disorders.; Drug Therapies.; Feeling Full.; Dealing with the Scale.; Collaborating with a Dietitian.; Challenges to Treatment.; Denial.; Personal Progress.; Signs of Recovery.; An Inside Look.; Side Benefits.; Just the Facts.; 11. Selecting Treatment.; Choosing an Approach to Therapy.; Individual and Group Approaches to Therapy.; Matchups.; Evaluating the Therapist.; Questions to Ask.; Networking.; Rating the Resources.; How Much Will It Cost?; Money Matters.; Price--Conscious Treatments.; Self--Help.; Warnings.; A Positive Spin.; Just the Facts.; 12. Keeping On.; Expanding the Goals of Recovery.; Getting Back to "Normal".; Family Therapy.; Relapse Prevention.; Taking Life Easy.; Steps Ahead.; What It Feels Like.; Beyond Coping.; Just the Facts.; V. Living with Someone Who Has an Eating Disorder.; 13. How to Help Someone You Love.; Separating Feelings from Facts.; Taking Action.; Calming Down.; First Steps.; What to Do Over the Long Run.; Just for Parents.; Managing Daily Life.; Managing Mealtimes.; Bottom--Line Protections.; More Matter--of--Factness.; In Case of a Relapse.; What Is Gained.; What Recovery Feels Like.; Just the Facts.; 14. Helping Yourself.; Why You Need Help.; A Life of Its Own.; Why What You Can't Do Can Hurt You.; The Family Balance.; Would Therapy Help?; Untangling Knots.; Choosing a Course for the Family.; Focusing on Yourself.; Letting Go.; What's on the Web?; From the Inside.; Just the Facts.; 15. How to Prevent Eating Disorders.; The Parent Factor.; Changing the Message.; Listening to Yourself.; Do What I Do.; Healthier Messages.; Keeping Food Rules Neutral.; It's Not About Food.; Patterns to Watch.; Good Health Is a Family Affair - Enjoy It!; At the Table.; Getting Everyone into the Kitchen.; Making Exercise Fun.; Just the Facts.; 16. In Balance.; Hunger and Satiety.; Why Dieting Doesn't Work.; Set Point.; Off Balance.; More Chemical Matters.; The Basics of a Healthful Diet.; Positive Eating Strategies.; The Right Kind of Attention.; Natural Regulation.; Building a Diet on Good Nutrition.; The Food Guide Pyramid.; Balancing Food Groups.; Nondieting Guidelines.; Are All Calories Alike?; How Many Calories Do You Need?; Why It's Important to Plan Meals.; Determining an Ideal Weight.; Body Mass Index (BMI).; The Exercise Factor.; Just the Facts.; 17. Looking Ahead.; Improving the Outlook.; Facts to Remember.; Keys to Recovery.; What It Means to Recover.; From the Beginning.; The Value of Support.; Just the Facts.; A. Glossary.; B. Resource Guide.; Index.