The Prevention of Eating Problems and Eating Disorders

The Prevention of Eating Problems and Eating Disorders provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of eating problems and their prevention. Drawing on prevention science, developmental psychology, public health, and neuroscience, Levine and Smolak examine risk models, prevention strategies, and the status of current research, offering a thorough review, history, and critique of the field. The fully revised edition includes new chapters on dissonance-based approaches, public health initiatives, biopsychosocial perspectives, gender and cultural factors, technology, obesity, protective factors, and ecological approaches. This text bridges theory, research, and practice, making it an essential resource for clinicians, researchers, educators, graduate students, and advocates working in eating disorder prevention and health promotion.

Key Features:

• Integrates theory, research, and practical applications for prevention of eating problems
• Covers risk models, prevention strategies, and current research in the field
• Interdisciplinary perspectives: psychology, public health, neuroscience, and prevention science
• New chapters on dissonance-based approaches, biopsychosocial perspectives, gender, culture, technology, obesity, and ecological approaches
• Evidence-based review drawing on a wide range of empirical studies
• Essential for clinicians, researchers, students, and advocates in eating disorder prevention, body image, and health promotion