Eating disorders and therapy

Eating less, exercising more and losing weight seem the obvious solution for the oncoming 'obesity epidemic'.

Robyn Cruze, a mental health advocate who found recovery from an eating disorder; has teamed up with therapist and friend Espra Andrus to provide expert guidance for those seeking eating disorder recovery, their loved ones, and treatment professionals.

This book describes the theoretical and clinical rationale for the use of Family-Based Treatment (FBT) for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).

This book presents experiences of LGBTQ+ people relating to food, bodies, nutrition, health, wellbeing, and being queer through critical writing and creative art.

Clinical Manual of Eating Disorders provides sound therapeutic advice based on current research and clinical practice.

Increasing numbers of children and young people are presenting for treatment of an eating disorder, but there are many different types and they are often confused, making it difficult to know what support to offer.

This book describes the application of cognitive behavioral principles to patients with a range of eating disorders.

Skills-based Caring equips carers with the skills and knowledge needed to support those suffering from an eating disorder, and to help them to break free from the traps that prevent recovery.

This landmark book is the first comprehensive edited volume on body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a common and severe disorder.

Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view.

The widely updated second edition of Eating Disorders: Journey to Recovery Workbook helps those struggling with eating disorders in their recovery, guiding the reader through a greater consideration of body image, compulsive exercising, and personal and societal relationships based on Prochaska's Stages of Change Theory.

This clinician manual presents the Accept Yourself!

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Despite the gains of the women's movement, women are still judged by what they look like--and men, by what they do.

The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders provides current insights from established experts into the phenomenology, epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders.

This important book shows how psychotherapy can address severe eating disorders in children and young people, illustrating the ways an imprisoned self can be released from suffering.

Anorexia and bulimia are on the increase in the Western world and the disease is now recognised to no longer be only a problem for teenage girls, but older women as well.

In the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, delivering psychological interventions in a group format can bring unique benefits in addition to those associated with working with patients individually.

SPECIAL MENTION TES/NASEN BEST ACADEMIC BOOK AWARD `Anna has written a very descriptive book of her feeling and the difficult times she went through as she struggled with anorexia.

Family-based treatment (FBT) for eating disorders is an outpatient therapy in which parents are utilized as the primary resource in treatment.

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The publication four years ago of Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e), written by two eating disorder specialists at London's world-famous Maudsley Hospital, was a milestone in the treatment of bulimia.

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are among the few psychiatric syndromes with a plausible socio-cultural model of causation.

This book explores the link between autism and eating disorders through testimonies from practitioners, service users and carers.

Break free from the vicious cycle of anorexia nervosaAnorexia nervosa affects both men and women, of all age groups and social classes, internationally.

Research suggests that anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders, whilst not prevalent in the population, have the highest mortality rate of all psychological problems.

Looking Queer: Body Image in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities contains research, firsthand accounts, poetry, theory, and journalistic essays that address and outline the special needs of sexual minorities when dealing with eating disorders and appearance obsession.

Eating disorders (EDs) are considered a major disease in the modern world, being one of the most prevailing public health problems among female adolescents and young adults in recent decades, and reaching epidemic proportions in many Western countries.

The Psychology of Eating is the essential multi-disciplinary introduction to the psychology of eating, looking at the biological, genetic, developmental, and social determinants of how humans find and assimilate food.

Numerous contemporary artists, particularly female artists, have chosen to examine the idealization of the female body.

With a uniquely perspective on the key factors in recovery from eating disorders, this practical guide for patients and clinicians draws from relevant, real-life case studies.

A young woman's fatal battle with anorexia, in her own wordsIn the tradition of Go Ask Alice, Prozac Nation, and Girl Interrupted, Slim to None grants readers precious access to the emotional and psychological underpinnings of its author.

Grounded in decades of influential research, this book thoroughly examines perfectionism: how it develops, its underlying mechanisms and psychological costs, and how to target it effectively in psychotherapy.

An innovative guide for all physicians, especially psychiatrists, who are challenged to work with complex, resource demanding patients.

Mindful Eating from the Dialectical Perspective is both a research reference and exhaustive guide to implementing a practice of mindful eating grounded in dialectical behavior therapy.

Bringing together leading authorities, this comprehensive volume integrates the best current knowledge and treatment approaches for eating disorders in children and adolescents.

Patients with eating disorders frequently feel that they aren't "e;sick enough"e; to merit treatment, despite medical problems that are both measurable and unmeasurable.

This book presents an implementation of psychodynamic self psychology in the treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, using a theoretical and therapeutic approach to examine the way that patients turn to food consumption or avoidance in order to supply needs they do not believe can be provided by human beings.

With its primary focus on the psychology of eating from a social, health, and clinical perspective, the second edition of The Psychology of Eating: From Healthy to Disordered Behavior presents an overview of the latest research into a wide range of eating-related behaviors Features the most up-to-date research relating to eating behavior Integrates psychological knowledge with several other disciplines Written in a lively, accessible style Supplemented with illustrations and maps to make literature more approachable

Women's Conflicts About Eating and Sexuality explores the strong relationships food and sex have represented to women over the years.

People with eating disorders often exhibit serious misconceptions about their own body image.

In everyday life--in relationships, in various institutions, in texts--cultural premises influence and sometimes limit individuals'thoughts, actions, and ideas.

The Inside Scoop on Eating Disorder Recovery is a fresh, smart, how-to book that helps people with eating disorders to heal their relationship with food, their bodies, and ultimately themselves.

Now in its third edition, this is the definitive text on the medical management of eating disorders

This title explores the psychological processes involved in the selection and consumption of foods and drink.

This is a concise paperback version of the authoritative and comprehensive Handbook of Eating Disorders, Second Edition, focusing on the most practical elements from that volume.

An indispensable resource for readers interested in eating disorders, this book summarizes their history in human civilization, assesses the current status of eating disorders in American society, and describes efforts for establishing effective prevention and treatment programs.

Women have unintentionally become their own worst enemies through their engagement in "e;fat talk"e;--critical dialogue about one's own physical appearance, and "e;body snarking"e; or criticism towards other women's bodies.

The first edition of A Guide To Assessments That Work provided a much needed resource on evidence-based psychological assessment.