Although eating problems--ranging from body dissatisfaction and dieting to anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa--can begin and typically have their roots in childhood, theory and research in developmental psychopathology and developmental psychology have not received substantial attention in eating disorders research. This book provides crucial background material from both fields, and then makes direct applications to numerous aspects of the field of eating disorders including theory, research, treatment, and primary prevention. This book was born out of a transaction between frustration and optimism. The frustrations reflected the limitations of current knowledge about eating problems and disorders. Etiological "causes" which are sensitive and specific to eating disorders have been elusive. Although there is some understanding of risk factors, little is known about protective factors. This has made prevention, among other things, difficult. Furthermore, the mechanisms underlying the association between risk factors and disordered eating are poorly understood. For example, it is known that women are at greater risk than men are, but clinicians are hard- pressed to get beyond gender-based speculations and demonstrate why this is true. The optimism grows from familiarity with the field of developmental psychopathology. It seems evident that this approach has much to offer the field of eating disorders. This book is an early step in the integration of developmental psychopathology into theorizing, research, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders. It addresses four specific goals: * to introduce the principles and methodologies of developmental psychopathology, * to review the work of developmental psychologists in several major areas of behavior relevant to understanding the causes, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders, * to apply developmental psychopathology principles to the area of eating disorders, both in the form of theoretical models and in specific areas/issues raised by developmental psychopathology, and * to discuss the implications of developmental approaches for prevention programs and treatments.

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Abel, G. G., 368, 392

Abell, S., 216, 232, 274, 282

Abood, D. A., 260, 262, 268, 269, 274, 275, 279

Abramovitch, R., 50, 51, 52, 213, 229, 243, 253

Abrams, K. K., 259, 262, 268, 269, 270, 274, 275, 277, 278, 286, 304

Abrams, S., 350, 363

Abramson, E., 244, 254

Achenbach, T. M., 17, 23

Acton, H., 169, 171, 180

Adams-Campbell, L. L., 262, 269, 284

Adan, A. M., 82, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 103

Adler, N., 48, 53

Agras, S., 263, 266, 283, 385, 395

Agras, W. S., 368, 377, 378, 384, 385, 388, 390, 392, 393, 396, 397

Ahrens, A., 240, 257

Ainsworth, M. D. S., 86, 87, 101, 159, 160, 164, 165, 167, 168, 169, 171, 172, 173, 174, 179, 180, 301, 304

Albrecht, R., 184, 202

Alexander, L., 3, 23

Alger, S. A., 381, 386, 395

Allan, J. D., 278

Allen, L. R., 259, 262, 268, 269, 270, 274, 275, 277, 278, 286, 304

Allison, D., 203, 216, 217, 233

Almeida, D. M., 1...

Cover Page
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Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Contributors
I Introduction to Developmental Psychopathology
II Contributions from Developmental Psychology
III Developmental Issues and Eating Disorders
IV Implications for Treatment and Prevention
Author Index
Subject Index

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