Main description:

Even those clinicians who have a special expertise in the treatment of eating disorders frequently find themselves in despair after trying unsuccessfully to persuade a seriously ill patient to accept treatment. This book can help.Eating disorders are causing increasing problems in our society, and many approaches to treatment are used, some more successful than others. This book provides therapists and students with practical and evidence-based guidance on diagnosis and treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS), and binge eating disorder (BED). Building on existing knowledge as well as the enormous wealth of clinical experience that the authors have developed over the past three decades, it describes a successful, evidence-based approach. It will thus be of interest not only to those clinicians who have developed a special expertise in eating disorders, but to psychologists, psychiatrists, general practitioners, dieticians, social workers, nurses, and other allied mental health practitioners as well.

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgment; Dedication; 1 Description; 1.1 Terminology; 1.2 Definitions; 1.2.1 Anorexia Nervosa (AN); 1.2.2 Bulimia Nervosa (BN); 1.2.3 Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) or Atypical Eating Disorder; 1.3 Epidemiology; 1.4 Course and Prognosis; 1.5 Differential Diagnosis; 1.6 Comorbidities; 1.7 Diagnostic Procedures and Documentation; 1.7.1 Structured Diagnostic Interviews; 1.7.2 Semistructured Diagnostic Interviews; 1.7.3 Self-Report Measures; 1.7.4 Medical Assessments; 2 Theories and Models of Eating Disorders; 2.1 Psychological Models; 2.1.1 Bruch's Psychological Model; 2.1.2 Fairburn's Risk Factor Model; 2.1.3 The Addiction Model; 2.1.4 Cognitive Models; 2.2 Predisposing Personality Theories; 2.3 Biological/Physiological Models; 2.3.1 Genetic Theories; 2.3.2 Hormonal Theories; 2.4 Sociocultural Models; 2.5 Integrative/Biopsychosocial Model; 3 Diagnosis and Treatment Indications; 3.1 Diagnosing Eating Disorders; 3.2 Undertaking the Initial Interviews; 3.3 Identifying the Appropriate Treatment; 3.3.1 Inpatient Hospitalization; 3.3.2 Day Hospital Treatment; 3.3.3 Outpatient Treatments; 3.4 Factors that Influence Treatment Decisions; 3.4.1 Age; 3.4.2 Gender; 3.4.3 Race/Ethnicity; 3.4.4 Patient Preference for a Particular Type of Therapy; 3.4.5 Clinical Presentation; 3.4.6 Comorbidity; 3.4.7 Treatment History; 4 Treatment; 4.1 Methods of Treatment; 4.1.1 Psychoeducation; 4.1.2 Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for BN; 4.1.3 Cognitive Behavior Therapy for AN; 4.1.4 A Recipe for Treatment; 4.1.5 Family Therapy in Adolescents and Children with Anorexia Nervosa; 4.2 Mechanism of Action; 4.2.1 Psychodynamic and Related Therapies; 4.2.2 Cognitive Behavior, Cognitive, and Behavior Therapies; 4.2.3 Other "Behavioral"Therapies; 4.2.4 Interpersonal Psychotherapy; 4.2.5 Feminist Therapy; 4.2.6 Motivational Enhancement Therapy; 4.2.7 Conclusion; 4.3 Efficacy and Prognosis; 4.3.1 Methods of Systematic Review; 4.3.2 Predictors of Outcome; 4.4 Combinations with Medication; 4.5 Problems in Carrying out Treatment; 4.6 Compulsory Treatment; 4.7 Multicultural Issues; 5 Case Vignettes; Case Vignette 1: Tracey (Anorexia Nervosa); Case Vignette 2: Belinda (Bulimia Nervosa); Case Vignette 3: Mark (Binge Eating Disorder); 6 Further Reading; 7. References; 8. Appendices: Tools and Resources.