The Developmental Psychopathology of Eating Disorders: Implications for Research, Prevention, and Treatment

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments xi
• Contributors xiii
• Introduction xv
• References xxii
• I - Introduction to Developmental Psychopathology 1
• 1 - The Principles of Developmental Psychopathology: Illustration From the Study of Eating Disorders 3
• References 23
• 2 - Methodological Implications of a Developmental Psychopathology Approach to the Study of Eating Problems 31
• References 52
• II - Contributions from Developmental Psychology 57
• 3 - Liability to Psychopathology: A Quantitative Genetic Perspective 59
• Acknowledgments 74
• References 75
• 4 - The Developmental Course of Social Support: Family and Peers 77
• References 101
• 5 - The Sense of Self and Its Development: A Framework for Understanding Eating Disorders 107
• References 130
• 6 - Development of the Gendered Self 135
• References 152
• 7 - Attachment, Organization, and the Coherence of Individual Development 157
• References 178
• 8 - The Implications of Developmental Research for Eating Disorders 183
• References 199
• III - Developmental Issues and Eating Disorders 205
• 9 - Adolescent Transitions and the Development of Eating Problems 207
• References 229
• 10 - Media as a Context for the Development of Disordered Eating 235
• References 253
• 11 - The Role of Race in the Development of Eating Disorders 259
• References 278
• 12 - Developmental Vulnerabilities for Eating Disorders 285
• References 304
• IV - Implications for Treatment and Prevention 311
• 13 - Development and Evaluation of a School-Based Eating Disorder Symptoms Prevention Program 313
• Acknowledgments 337
• REFERENCES 337
• 14 - Content and Method of Developmentally Appropriate Prevention Programs 341
• References 358
• 15 - The Changing Context of Treatment 365
• References 392
• 16 - Conclusions, Implications, and Future Directions 399
• References 413
• Author Index 417
• Subject Index 435

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