Care for people with eating disorders

In Germany, around one-fifth of children and adolescents aged eleven to 17 show symptoms of eating disorders. Girls are affected more frequently than boys. Eating disorders appear in the form of bulimia, binge eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, and obesity. This practical handbook for nursing professionals provides basic knowledge, concepts, and skills for the professional care of people with eating disorders. The authors follow a positive, recovery-oriented approach focusing on abilities and resources and describe how to build recovery-promoting relationships. Using case studies, they make it easier to understand people with eating disorders. They describe the clinical assessment of eating disorders, their therapy management, and work with the body image of those affected in a process-oriented manner. They clearly explain the role of family members and integrate them into the recovery process. They highlight the risks of social media in the development of eating disorders and the stigmatization of those affected. They clarify the roles, tasks, problems, and solutions for nursing support for people with eating disorders in various everyday situations and care settings. They provide a didactically well-structured and professionally sound text with practice-oriented case studies, questions for self-reflection, and useful assessments and checklists. The German-language edition was edited and adapted by a nursing expert for eating disorders and refeeding.