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| The Unofficial Guide Reader's Bill of Rights | |
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| The Unofficial Guide Panel of Experts | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Food, Body Image, and Self-Esteem | |
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| The Causes of Eating Disorders | |
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| Body Image: A Reflection of Inner Feelings | |
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| Narrowing the Profile | |
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| Overwhelming Drives | |
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| A Crazy Kind of Sense | |
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| Pathological Patterns | |
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| Hungry for What? | |
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| The Power of the Family | |
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| Family Messages and Self-Esteem | |
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| Socially Acceptable Disorders | |
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| The Dieting Dilemma | |
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| Peer Pressure | |
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| Screening Images | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Body Image | |
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| Who Says You're Too Fat or Too Thin? | |
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| Exploding the Myths About Weight | |
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| Destroying Distorted Body Images | |
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| Equal Opportunity Impact | |
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| Never too Young to Feel "Too Fat" | |
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| When the Mirror Lies: Negative Body Image | |
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| Telltale Signs | |
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| Reality Check | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Our Relationship with Food | |
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| Mixed Messages About Food | |
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| Market-Driven Eating | |
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| Disordered Eating Patterns | |
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| Using Food as a Crutch | |
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| Using Food as a Defense | |
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| How Dieting Triggers Food Disorders | |
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| How the Obsession Spreads | |
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| Four Degrees of Separation | |
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| The Hidden Game Plan: It's Not About Food | |
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| Why Food? | |
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| Drawing the Line | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Eating Disorders | |
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| Anorexia Nervosa | |
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| The Doctors' Definition | |
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| What Anorexia Looks Like | |
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| What Anorexia Feels Like | |
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| Physical Realities | |
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| Personal Effects | |
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| When It Isn't Anorexia | |
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| Warning Signs of Anorexia | |
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| Who Has Anorexia? | |
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| Psychological Profile | |
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| The Family Connection | |
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| Emotional Components | |
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| Two Personal Views | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Bulimia Nervosa | |
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| The Doctors' Definition | |
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| What Bulimia Looks Like | |
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| The Warning Signs of Bulimia | |
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| The Purging Pattern | |
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| What Bulimia Feels Like | |
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| Physical Consequences | |
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| The Anorexia-Bulimia Connection | |
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| Psychological Patterns | |
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| A Possible Family Link | |
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| Who Has Bulimia? | |
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| Two Views from the Inside | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Other Eating Disorders | |
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| Binge Eating Disorder | |
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| The Doctors' Definition | |
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| Who's at Risk? | |
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| What's Behind BED? | |
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| Physical Consequences of Bingeing | |
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| E.D.--Not Otherwise Specified | |
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| Who Has an ED-NOS? | |
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| Compulsive Overeating | |
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| Night Eating and Other Disordered Eating Patterns | |
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| Common Threads | |
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| The Diabetes Connection | |
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| So What Is a Normal Eating Pattern? | |
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| Familiar Stories | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Exercise Disorders | |
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| Exercise Is Good, Isn't It? | |
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| Exercise Assets | |
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| Exercise Liabilities | |
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| When Exercise Becomes Too Much of a Good Thing | |
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| An Unhealthy Relationship | |
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| Is It an Addiction? | |
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| Over the Line | |
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| The Connection with Eating Disorders | |
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| Who Overdoes It? | |
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| Eating Disorders in Athletes | |
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| Different Risks for Male and Female Athletes | |
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| The Inside Scoop | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Responding to Danger Signals | |
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| How to Read the Telltale Signs | |
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| Why Clues Are Hidden | |
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| The Power of Denial | |
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| The Culture of Food Control | |
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| Tricky Symptoms | |
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| Who's at Risk? | |
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| Personal Characteristics | |
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| Family Background | |
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| Clues to Pay Attention To | |
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| Beyond Normal | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| What to Do If Someone You Know Has an Eating Disorder | |
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| Gaining Awareness | |
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| How to Relate to Someone Who Has an Eating Disorder | |
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| What Doesn't Work | |
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| Choosing Another Approach | |
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| Things You Can Do | |
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| Be Direct | |
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| Be Cautious | |
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| Taking Immediate Action | |
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| Stage by Stage | |
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| Reading Matters | |
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| Blunting a Disorder's Dangerous Effects | |
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| Getting into Treatment | |
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| Getting Help | |
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| Helping Yourself | |
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| Being There: Living with Someone Who Has an Eating Disorder | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Treatments for Eating Disorders | |
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| The Treatment Process | |
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| An Overview of Treatments | |
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| Methods of Treatment | |
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| How the Treatments Work | |
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| Treatment Goals | |
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| Emergency Treatment | |
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| Tailoring Therapy to the Individual | |
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| Entering Treatment | |
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| Psychotherapy | |
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| Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) | |
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| Other Psychological Approaches to Eating Disorders | |
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| Drug Therapies | |
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| Feeling Full | |
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| Dealing with the Scale | |
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| Collaborating with a Dietitian | |
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| Challenges to Treatment | |
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| Denial | |
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| Personal Progress | |
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| Signs of Recovery | |
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| An Inside Look | |
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| Side Benefits | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Selecting Treatment | |
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| Choosing an Approach to Therapy | |
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| Individual and Group Approaches to Therapy | |
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| Matchups | |
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| Evaluating the Therapist | |
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| Questions to Ask | |
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| Networking | |
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| Rating the Resources | |
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| How Much Will It Cost? | |
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| Money Matters | |
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| Price-Conscious Treatments | |
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| Self-Help | |
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| Warnings | |
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| A Positive Spin | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Keeping On | |
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| Expanding the Goals of Recovery | |
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| Getting Back to "Normal" | |
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| Family Therapy | |
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| Relapse Prevention | |
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| Taking Life Easy | |
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| Steps Ahead | |
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| What It Feels Like | |
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| Beyond Coping | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Living with Someone Who Has an Eating Disorder | |
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| How to Help Someone You Love | |
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| Separating Feelings from Facts | |
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| Taking Action | |
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| Calming Down | |
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| First Steps | |
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| What to Do Over the Long Run | |
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| Just for Parents | |
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| Managing Daily Life | |
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| Managing Mealtimes | |
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| Bottom-Line Protections | |
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| More Matter-of-Factness | |
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| In Case of a Relapse | |
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| What Is Gained | |
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| What Recovery Feels Like | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Helping Yourself | |
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| Why You Need Help | |
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| A Life of Its Own | |
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| Why What You Can't Do Can Hurt You | |
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| The Family Balance | |
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| Would Therapy Help? | |
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| Untangling Knots | |
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| Choosing a Course for the Family | |
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| Focusing on Yourself | |
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| Letting Go | |
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| What's on the Web? | |
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| From the Inside | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| How to Prevent Eating Disorders | |
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| The Parent Factor | |
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| Changing the Message | |
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| Listening to Yourself | |
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| Do What I Do | |
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| Healthier Messages | |
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| Keeping Food Rules Neutral | |
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| It's Not About Food | |
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| Patterns to Watch | |
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| Good Health Is a Family Affair--Enjoy It! | |
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| At the Table | |
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| Getting Everyone into the Kitchen | |
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| Making Exercise Fun | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| In Balance | |
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| Hunger and Satiety | |
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| Why Dieting Doesn't Work | |
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| Set Point | |
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| Off Balance | |
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| More Chemical Matters | |
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| The Basics of a Healthful Diet | |
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| Positive Eating Strategies | |
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| The Right Kind of Attention | |
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| Natural Regulation | |
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| Building a Diet on Good Nutrition | |
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| The Food Guide Pyramid | |
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| Balancing Food Groups | |
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| Nondieting Guidelines | |
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| Are All Calories Alike? | |
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| How Many Calories Do You Need? | |
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| Why It's Important to Plan Meals | |
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| Determining an Ideal Weight | |
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| Body Mass Index (BMI) | |
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| The Exercise Factor | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Improving the Outlook | |
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| Facts to Remember | |
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| Keys to Recovery | |
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| What It Means to Recover | |
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| From the Beginning | |
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| The Value of Support | |
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| Just the Facts | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Resource Guide | |
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| Index | |