Treating Black Women with Eating Disorders : A Clinician's Guide.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART I Perspectives and Politics -- 1 Eating Because We're Hungry or Because Something's Eating Us? -- 2 Black Women "Showing Up" for Therapeutic Healing -- 3 A Gap in the Research: Race-Specific Issues and Difficult Questions -- 4 Food for Thought, Mind, and Body: Exploring Embodiment Techniques for Black Queer Women -- 5 Social Desirability, Social Networking Sites, and Eating Disorders Among African American Women -- 6 The Skin I'm In: Stereotypes and Body Image Development in Women of Color -- PART II Medical Management -- 7 "Father Hunger?" Engaging Fathers in the Eating Disorder Recovery Process: A Developing Country's Perspective -- 8 An Integrative Approach to Understanding and Treating Disordered Eating in African American Women -- 9 Treating Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Black Women With Eating Disorders -- 10 Psychiatric Medications and the Treatment of Eating Disorders in African American Women -- PART III Nutrition and Weight Concerns -- 11 Cultural Competence: Considerations in the Treatment of African American Women With Eating Disorders -- 12 Only a Dog Wants a Bone! The Other End of the Eating Spectrum: Overweight and Obesity -- PART IV Treatment Approaches and Philosophies -- 13 Black Women's Presence in Eating Disorder Treatment Facilities -- 14 The Weight of Shame: Black Women and Binge Eating Disorder -- 15 Food as a Drug: Mental Problem, Spiritual Solution -- 16 Creative Training Approaches for Clinicians-in-Training Working With African American Women With Eating Disorders -- PART V Addressing Special Populations -- 17 Bulimia: An Attempt to Solve Insoluble Problems.

18 Disordered Eating Habits of a Black, Deaf Adolescent Female: A Case Study Applying a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approach to School Psychological Services -- 19 Who Should Be at the Treatment Table? College Students With Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues -- 20 Evolution of the Fluffy Ideal in Jamaica -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Index.

The first of its kind, this edited volume provides in-depth, culturally sensitive material intended for addressing the unique concerns of Black women with eating disorders in addition to comprehensive discussions and treatment guidelines for this population.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.