It is clear that body image plays a role in the etiology, development, and treatment of eating disorders and obesity. This work integrates research on body image with empirically supported assessment and intervention guidelines for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.
`This brief and powerful book has very important things to say to a wider audience; to health care professionals, to therapists, and also to social scientists who deal with questions of femininity, the body, and poststructuralism' - Journal of Health Psychology `A readable book that contains simplified information of some complicated concepts. ......
Legal, ethical and interpersonal issues are central to this study of the pressure and responsibility faced by practising therapists in the treatment of eating disorders.
Legal, ethical and interpersonal issues are central to this study of the pressure and responsibility faced by practising therapists in the treatment of eating disorders.
Updated to reflect recent DSM categorizations, this edition includes coverage of binge-eating disorder and examines pharmacological as well as psychotherapeutic approaches to treating eating disorders.
This important new work uses the feminist perspective to illuminate and explore the relationship between the anguish of those who suffer from eating disorders and the problems of ordinary women.
A a group of experienced clinicians and researchers examine troublesome and challenging problems associated with eating disorders, focusing on the frequent complicating conditions and comorbid states that often accompany eating disorders.
Do certain eating disorders directly correlate with neglect and abuse? What do eating and growth disorders have in common? Are some treatment methods more successful than others in treating such disorders? Exploring these and other questions, this volume examines the relevant literature on each major eating and growth disorder from infancy to childhood. Anorexia nervosa, obesity, failure to thrive and psychosocial dwarfism are among the major disorders considered. The author describes the emergence and course of each specific disorder, discusses known or suspected risk factors, and examines unresolved clinical and research issues. Woolston also stresses the advantages of using a multidisciplinary team approach.
Providing a valuable new tool for practitioners, Experiential Therapies for Eating Disorders is the first text to focus solely on the application of expressive therapies and experiential techniques to the treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
