Give Food a Chance: A New View on Childhood Eating Disorders

Give Food a Chance: A New View on Childhood Eating Disorders by O'Toole, Julie. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781849057318.

Drawing on more than a decades experience as director of The Kartini Clinic, Julie OToole offers a fresh perspective on childhood eating disorders and invaluable insights for parents and professionals. Describing the foundational philosophy behind The Kartini Clinics proven and world-renowned treatment protocol, OToole 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 Clinics 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.