Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction and overview / W. Stewart Agras -- Part 1. Phenomenology and epidemiology -- 2. The classification of eating disorders / Kathryn H. Gordon ... [et al.] -- 3. Epidemiology and course of eating disorders / Pamela K. Keel -- 4. Proposed syndromes and the 'Diagnostic and statistical manual V' -- 5. Controversies and questions in current evaluation, treatment, and research related to child and adolescent eating disorders / James Lock -- Part 2. Approaches to understanding eating disorders -- 6. Appetitive regulation in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa / Walter H. Kaye and Tyson Oberndorfer -- 7. Genetic influences on eating and the eating disorders / Tracey D. Wade -- 8. Psychosocial risk factors for eating disorders / Corinna Jacobi and Eike Fittig -- 9. Development of child taste and food preferences: the role of exposure / Myles S. Faith -- 10. Dieting and eating disorders / Eric Stice and Katherine Presnell -- 11. Mood, emotions, and eating disorders / Claus Vögele and E. Leigh Gibson -- 12. Eating and weight concerns in eating disorders / Alison E. Field and Nicole Kitos -- 13. Cultural influences on body image and the eating disorders / Michael P. Levine and Linda Smolak -- Part 3. Assessment and comorbidities of the eating disorders -- 14. Psychological assessment of the eating disorders / Drew A. Anderson and Andrea D. Murray -- 15. Medical comorbidities of eating disorders / James E. Mitchell and Scott J. Crow -- 16. Medical screening and management of eating disorders in adolescents / Debra K. Katzman, Nuray O. Kanbur, and Cathleen M. Steinegger -- 17. Psychological comorbidity of eating disorders / Katherine A. Halmi -- Part 4. Prevention and treatment -- 18. Prevention: current status and underlying theory / Meghan M. Sinton and C. Barr Taylor -- 19. Cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders / G. Terence Wilson -- 20. Interpersonal psychotherapy for the treatment of eating disorders / Marian Tanofsky-Kraff and Denise E. Wilfley -- 21. Family therapy / Daniel le Grange and Renee Rienecke Hoste -- 22. Self-help and stepped care in eating disorders / Peter Musiat and Ulrike Schmidt -- 23. Dialectical behavior therapy / Eunice Y. Chen and Debra Safer -- 24. Pharmacotherapy of the eating disorders / Susan L. McElroy ... [et al.] -- 25. Evidence-based treatments for the eating disorders / Phillipa J. Hay and Angelica de M. Claudino -- 26. Costs and cost-effectiveness in eating disorders / Scott J. Crow and Nicholas Smiley -- 27. Overview / W. Stewart Agras.