Full of insights about anorexia and bulimia, this book tells the stories of those who have successfully fought back from the diseases.

A reference guide to eating disorders.

The physical and mental health consequences of body image problems, eating disorders, and obesity in children and adolescents can be serious and can extend into adulthood. This book shows that these disorders are preventable and treatable. It demonstrates how body image and eating problems vary across ethnic groups and in boys and girls.

The abundance of food in the developed countries of the world has seemingly spawned an epidemic of disorders connected to the food. This book gathers research from leading scientists throughout the world which offers important information on understanding the underlying causes and discovering the most effective treatments for eating disorders.

In this book, an international team of experts examine all the issues relating to eating disorders in young people.

Presents a philosophical study of ethical issues in the treatment of anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Beginning with a comprehensive analysis of these conditions and an exploration of their complex causes, this book then proceeds to address legal and ethical dilemmas such as a patient's refusal of life-saving treatment.

The Overcoming Eating Disorders, Second Edition program addresses the cognitive-behavioral treatment of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. CBT has been proven the most effective treatment for helping patients improve their eating habits and overcome their disorder. The treatment described is divided into three overlapping phases: behavior change, identifying binge triggers, and relapse ...

This text explains the social and biological problems associated with eating disorders, which occur in between one and four per cent of the adolescent and early adult population and which cause significant emotional, physical and relational distress, with most cases remaining undiagnosed.

Offering practitioners a guide to clinically sound treatment and drawing from her own clinical experience as founder of the Eating Disorders Recovery Centre, the author demonstrates the benefits of solution-focused brief therapy in treating eating disorders.

This work offers advice on how families can help an anorexic member. It traces the disorder from an innocent desire to lose a few pounds to the lethal stage where the life of the victim is at stake. The multiple origins of the disorder are discussed.

Describes the different experiences and challenges faced by teenage girls with anorexia and their families. This book demonstrates that the starting point for understanding anorexia must be the unique stories of individuals and their families.

Examines self-help treatments for weight problems and obesity, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and body image disturbances. This book offers practical pointers for guiding clients or patients toward safe, effective approaches, from independent strategies to treatments with higher levels of professional involvement.

Designed for use by therapists who are working with young people who have eating disorders, this resource presents activities ranging from reflective thinking to drawing to promote engagement with difficulties as a first step to overcoming them.

A guide to working with clients using techniques drawn from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). It explains how to structure assessment and programmes of treatment for eating disorders, setting out the theoretical basis and evidence underpinning the use of CBT. It is also suitable for practitioners working in a range of voluntary settings.

Defines obesity in clinical, epidemiologic, and financial terms. This book provides insights on issues, methods, and controversies in the field, focusing on opportunities for prevention, successful interventions and initiatives, and guidelines for planning and implementing programs and evaluating results.

Helps the physician to effectively care for a chronic recurrent disease. This book takes the evidence-based science and transforms treating obesity into a practical, time-sensitive process that is supported by logical recommendations that every family physician can use to help obese patients.

An introductory guide for those wanting to explore the use of art with clients with eating disorders. This book outlines the areas around which the therapist can design effective treatment programmes, covering family influences, body image, self-acceptance, problem solving and spirituality.

Concise and practical yet comprehensive, this unique book provides a clear framework and a range of up-to-date tools for assessing patients with eating disorders. Leading clinicians and researchers describe the nuts and bolts of using diagnostic interviews, standardized databases, structured instruments, self-report and family-based measures, medical and nutritional assessment, ecological ...

A guide to understanding and helping a teenager with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. This book is designed for parents of teens who have recently been diagnosed with an eating disorder, or who are at risk of developing one, and for other adults, such as teachers and guidance counselors, who are regularly in contact with at-risk adolescents.