ABSTRACT
The focus of this volume is on developmental psychopathology models of eating problems and their implications for research, treatment, and prevention. Developmental psychopathology approaches have been used to study a wide range of disorders including both intemalizing and extemalizing disorders (Cicchetti & Toth, 1991). Although these studies invariably contain references to developmental psychology's theory and research, the typical focus is on developmental studies of children and adolescents with problems. While the current volume does indeed contain such approaches (see part III), the preceding five chapters have been much more concemed with normal development. Indeed, several of these chapters barely mention eating disorders per se. Why include such work in a book about eating problems?
