Give Food a Chance

A New View on Childhood Eating Disorders

Julie O'Toole

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781849057318
• eBook ISBN: 9781784500993
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Abnormal Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Drawing on more than a decade's experience as director of The Kartini Clinic, Julie O'Toole offers a fresh perspective on childhood eating disorders and invaluable insights for parents and professionals.

Describing the foundational philosophy behind The Kartini Clinic's proven and world-renowned treatment protocol, O'Toole presents compelling evidence that childhood eating disorders have a neurological rather than a psycho-social basis, and explains what this means for treatment. She describes clearly what patients and families can expect from treatment, signs and symptoms indicating the need for hospitalization, and advice on how to recognise a relapse. The book also includes clear descriptions of The Kartini Clinic's ground-breaking Meal Plan and approach to 'capping' weight gain.

Give Food a Chance is an invaluable resource that will give parents and professionals everywhere the information, encouragement, and support they need to deal with this often misunderstood disorder.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Of Related Interest
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 It’s a jungle out there
• 3 Why won’t my doctor listen?
• 4 Eating disorders of childhood
• 5 It is not the parents’ fault
• 6 When insurance refuses to pay
• 7 Are you telling me it’s a brain disorder?
• 8 What heritability means and what it does not
• 9 What happens when my child won’t eat?
• 10 Psychopharmacology
• 11 What is the role of family?
• 12 What should I expect when my child is first evaluated?
• 13 My child has to go to the hospital?
• 14 Finally my child is eating…what’s next?
• 15 Is anorexia nervosa chronic or curable?
• 16 Food phobia
• References
• Appendix A REDS-C: Rating of Eating Disorder Severity-Child Version
• Appendix B Family History Questionnaire for Parents
• Appendix C Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital Eating Disorder Hospital Protocol
• Appendix D Randall Children’s Hospital/Kartini Pediatric Inpatient Eating Disorder Admission Orders
• Index