- ISBN13: 9781569242636
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Product DescriptionEating disorders require a complex combination of psychological, medical, and nutritional approaches. As a parent, you are the constant guardian of your child’s health, but often the best way to extend treatment from the examining room to the living room isn’t clear. Take Charge of Your Child’s Eating Disorder is a hands-on, medically-based guide that tells you what you need to know about eating disorders. As the founder and director of the Adolescent Eating Disorde. . . More >>
If you’re a parent looking for guidance from a physician who supports families as they help their child recover from an eating disorder, stop right here. You won’t find such guidance in this book. Despite claims of the author to the contrary, this book does NOT support families but rather offers the same old same old advice from yet another so-called eating disorders expert who seems to understand little about how to help patients and families. I was offended by this book’s know-it-all tone and condescension toward parents and families. There are already plenty of titles like this out there, sadly; no need to add one more. There are far better books out there on the subject.
Rating: 1 / 5
Finally this long awaited book for parents of children with eating disorders has arrived and it will no doubt become the “Dr. Spock” for families and parents needing information on how to recognize and deal with eating disorders.
It is well organized and covers all you want or need to know.
Dr. Robert Stein
Professor
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Rating: 5 / 5
Take Charge of Your Child’s Eating Disorder is one of the best books available on how to deal with an eating disordered child. In fact, I own two copies: one that is autographed by Pam Carlton, and the other which is underlined and marked throughout. The chapter dealing with insurance companies alone is worth the price of the book, and the tips provided throughout this enlightening book will be invaluable to any parent who is facing the daunting task of helping their child recover from an eating disorder.
Buddy Howard
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a fascinating and easy to read book with touching testimonies.
It provides powerful and practical tools for parents. It’s like having Dr. Calton hold your hand and walk you through this challenging journey as you face the knowledge that your child has eating disorders. Unavailable elsewhere, the sample letters in this book make strong claims to insurance companies.
Grace Shih, RD, MS
Registered dietitian at
Packard Children’s Hospital @ Stanford
Palo Alto, CA
&
Private Counseling Dietitian
for Eating Disorders at
Los Gatos and Pleasanton, CA
Rating: 5 / 5
Take Charge of Your Child’s Eating Disorder is a 5 star book. This book is by far the most complete and concise book I have read for parents who are struggling with this life threatening disorder. I have two copies in our EDRS lending library, and can not keep them in stock! Dr. Carlton begins by helping parents talk about their concerns with their child, and leads them step by step through the process of the first doctor’s appointment, the necessity of a treatment team, as well as what to expect if their child needs higher levels of care. Dr. Carltons’ breadth of knowledge is evident by the information she gives regarding how to create a supportive environment at home, how to deal with siblings, who to tell, and how to deal with questions from family and friends. Clear, compassionate advice is given on how to work with teachers and school administrators when a child has missed school work due to intensive treatment. The feedbacks I have received from the parents in my practice have been, “The chapter and sample letters on dealing with insurance companies alone is worth the price of the whole book!”
Dr. Carlton is a physician who walks her talk. She has been an invaluable member of more than one of my treatment teams.
She gave me the information I needed to help my families deal with insurance denials before the publication of this book. Her assistance in this area was pivotal to my clients’ recovery, and quite possibly saved a life.
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Rating: 5 / 5