Handbook of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity

I. Prevalence, Correlates, And Consequences

1. Pediatric Obesity: Trends and Epidemiology
Ric G. Steele, Timothy D. Nelson, Elissa Jelalian

2. Health Consequences of Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Patrick Vivier, Christine Tompkins

3. Psychosocial Factors Related to Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Meg H. Zeller, Avani C. Modi

4. Binge Eating Among Children and Adolescents
Marian Tanofsky-Kraff

II. Assessment Of Pediatric Obesity And Contributing Conditions

5. The Definition and Assessment of Childhood Overweight: A Developmental Perspective
Chermaine Tyler, Ginny Fullerton

6. Diet Assessment in Children and Adolescents
Nancy E. Sherwood

7. Development of Eating Patterns
Vicky Phares, Jessica Curley, Ariz Rojas

III. Risk Factors For Obesity In Children And Youth

8. Physiological Mechanisms Impacting Weight Regulation
David Fields, Higgins Paul

9. Socioeconomic Factors Related to Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Elizabeth Goodman

10. The Obesogenic Environment
Amy A. Gorin, Melissa M. Crane

11. Application of Genetic Epidemiology to Understanding Pediatric Obesity
Robert Mair, Stephen T. Mcgarvey

IV. Interventions

12. Developmental Considerations in the Prevention of Pediatric Obesity
Melissa Xanthopoulos, Chantelle Hart, Elissa Jelalian

13. Evidence-Based Treatments for Childhood Obesity
Hollie A. Raynor

14. Empirically Supported Treatment of Overweight Adolescents
Alan M. Delamater, Jason F. Jent, Cortney T. Moine, Jessica Rios

15. Intensive Therapies for the Treatment of Pediatric Obesity
Joan C. Han, Jack A. Yanovski

16. Residential Treatment Programs for Pediatric Obesity
Paul J. Gately, Carlton B. Cooke

17. Model Treatment Programs
Ann Mcgrath Davis, Rochelle L. James

18. Cultural Considerations in the Development of Pediatric Weight Management Interventions
Dawn K. Wilson, Heather Kitzman-Ulrich

V. Prevention of Pediatric Obesity

19. Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Childcare Settings
Barbara A. Dennison, Myles S. Faith

20. Obesity Prevention Programs for School-aged Children and Adolescents
David M. Janicke, Bethany J. Sallinen, Jessica C. White Plume

21. Preventing Childhood Obesity through Collaborative Public Health Action in Communities
Vicki L. Collie-Akers, Stephen B. Fawcett

VI. Future Directions

22. The Role of Public Policy in Addressing the Pediatric Obesity Epidemic
Patricia B. Crawford, Gail Woodward-Lopez, Suzanne Rauzon, Lorrene Ritchie, May C. Wang

23. Application of Innovative Technologies in the Prevention and Treatment of Overweight in Children and Adolescents
Deborah F. Tate

24. Motivational Interviewing and Pediatric Obesity
Robyn S. Mehlenbeck, Yana Markov Wember

25. Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity and Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions
Alan Zametkin, Alanna Jacobs, Jessica Parrish

26. Application of Empirically Supported Treatments to Clinical Settings
Craig A. Johnston, William T. Dalton

27. Future Directions in Pediatric Obesity Prevention and Intervention: Research and Practice
Elissa Jelalian, Ric G. Steele, Chad D. Jensen

Keywords: PSYCHOLOGY / General PSY000000