Handbook of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Jelalian, Elissa (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Steele, Ric G. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Σειρά: Issues in Clinical Child Psychology,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Pediatrics.; Psychiatry.; Clinical psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Clinical Psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

Within the past two generations alone, child and adolescent obesity has more than doubled for some age groups and tripled for others. Consequently, the extraordinary number of school-age children now being diagnosed with what were once considered adult-onset disorders – hypertension, type 2 diabetes...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Prevalence, Correlates, And Consequences
• Pediatric Obesity: Trends and Epidemiology
• Health Consequences of Obesity in Children and Adolescents
• Psychosocial Factors Related to Obesity in Children and Adolescents
• Binge Eating Among Children and Adolescents
• Assessment Of Pediatric Obesity And Contributing Conditions
• The Definition and Assessment of Childhood Overweight: A Developmental Perspective
• Diet Assessment in Children and Adolescents
• Development of Eating Patterns
• Risk Factors For Obesity In Children And Youth
• Physiological Mechanisms Impacting Weight Regulation
• Socioeconomic Factors Related to Obesity in Children and Adolescents
• The Obesogenic Environment
• Application of Genetic Epidemiology to Understanding Pediatric Obesity
• Interventions
• Developmental Considerations in the Prevention of Pediatric Obesity
• Evidence-Based Treatments for Childhood Obesity
• Empirically Supported Treatment of Overweight Adolescents
• Intensive Therapies for the Treatment of Pediatric Obesity
• Residential Treatment Programs for Pediatric Obesity
• Model Treatment Programs
• Cultural Considerations in the Development of Pediatric Weight Management Interventions
• Prevention of Pediatric Obesity
• Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Childcare Settings
• Obesity Prevention Programs for School-aged Children and Adolescents
• Preventing Childhood Obesity through Collaborative Public Health Action in Communities
• Future Directions
• The Role of Public Policy in Addressing the Pediatric Obesity Epidemic
• Application of Innovative Technologies in the Prevention and Treatment of Overweight in Children and Adolescents
• Motivational Interviewing and Pediatric Obesity
• Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity and Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions
• Application of Empirically Supported Treatments to Clinical Settings
• Future Directions in Pediatric Obesity Prevention and Intervention: Research and Practice.