Eating disorders and therapy Books

Book SynopsisLosing weight has become the modern woman's holy grail... everything will be better when we're thin.We're obsessed with weight, we dislike our bodies, we worry about the food we eat, we feel guilty, we diet... Too many of us are locked into a war with our own bodies which we'll never win, and which will never make us happy. The Ministry of Thin takes a controversial, unflinching look at how the modern obsession with weight loss, youth, beauty and perfection got out of control. Emma Woolf, author of An Apple a Day, explores how we might all be able to stop hating and start liking our own bodies again. And she dares to ask: if losing weight is the answer, what is the question?Trade ReviewA very honest, intelligent reflection on the causes and effects of society's obsession with thin. * Dr Linda Papadopoulos *The Ministry of Thin is frank, funny, and fascinating - I wanted to shout "hear, hear" at the end of almost every sentence. * Anne H. Putnam, author of Navel Gazing: One Woman's Quest for a Size Normal *A brilliant and brutal look at the world of thin, by a writer who knows too well the damaging effects of such a persuasive club. Think you are immune to their rhetoric? Then think again. * Dr Christian Jessen *She talks much sense having been through 10 years of anorexia. * The Bookseller *this book might make you a little more conscious when dealing with patients who may be battling with body image problems, or an eating disorder. * Student BMJ (British Medical Journal) *Thoughtfully written and incisive, Emma Woolf looks at the darker side of our obsession with dieting... * Ian Marber *Woolf sets her stall out with brio... a hypnotist's finger-click signalling women to wake up. * The Observer *

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Book SynopsisWritten in an accessible and jargon-free way, this original approach to working with women who have bulimia nervosa is based on research showing that bulimia nervosa involves interpersonal, social and societal factors as well as the cognitive, developmental and behavioural aspects that have been the focus of much professional intervention to date. Carole Kayrooz shows how people seeking to understand and emotionally support women with this complex problem need to be able to work with all these dimensions. Her book is one of the first to interpret the disorder within a systems framework and to present a detailed systemic model for its treatment. By applying systems theory to the problem, the author highlights its contextual nature.The practical application of this multi-dimensional, systems-based understanding to treatment practice is demonstrated through three in-depth case studies. This book is essential reading for psychologists, counsellors, therapists, social workers, and health professionals working with this group, as well as for people suffering from bulimia nervosa and their families.Trade Review`In contrast to the treatment of anorexia nervosa, not much has been written about systemic approaches to bulimia nervosa, and this book is a very good starting point… The book is very easy to read… There is a wealth of clinical material here which illustrates the approach through three detailed and evocative case studies. I would recommend this book to any practitioner on the field of eating disorders.'Child and Adolescent Mental Health"The strength of this book is that it is accessible, easy to read, very practical and has a strong practice focus. It provides some excellent ideas for intervention with people with eating disorders, many of which would be transferred to other areas of practice and the case studies bring the application of theory, technique and task setting to life. The author is cl;early passionate about her subject and this is often reflected in vivid and evocative prose.""Overall, I think there is much to learn from the material presented here, including some key theoretical considerations which are both illuminating and thought provoking. This book will certainly be of interest to anyone working in the field of eating disorders and represents a useful addition to the literature in this area". -- British journal of social workThe strength of this book is that it is accessible, easy to read, very practical and has a strong practice focus. It provides some excellent ideas for intervention with people with eating disorders, many of which would be transferable to other areas of practice and the case studies bring the application of theory, technique and task setting to life. The author is clearly passionate about her subject and this is often reflected in vivid and evocative prose. Overall, I think there is much to learn from the material here, including some key theoretical considerations, which are both illuminating and though provoking. This book will certainly be of interest to anyone working in the field of eating disorders and represents a useful addition to the literature in this area -- Bryan KrollTable of ContentsForeword. Preface. Introduction. 1: Scope and Significance of Bulimia Nervosa. 2: Therapeutic Themes. 3: Stages of Treatment. 4: Effective Tasks and Interventions. 5: General Session Procedure. 6: Case Study: Susanne. 7: Case Study: Marie. 8: Case Study: Elizabeth. 9: Control as a Central Theme. Appendices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this classic text, originally published in 1986, Susie Orbach brilliantly examines the anorectic's struggle. Anorexia is a battle; a battle to be thin; a battle of wills, denial versus desire. It is also about control; by conquering feelings of hunger, the anorectic woman aspires to conquer her emotional feelings as well. For Orbach, the struggle goes further. In this brilliant examination of women and eating disorders, she asserts that the complex relationship between women and food signifies women's battle for autonomy. Women's bodies are both private and public property. Society demands and expects women to look a certain way, to not take up too much space, to be self-effacing and mindful of others. Yet anorexia, whilst an extreme method of conforming to such demands, is conversely a rebellion against such ideas. It is the ultimate control over self, a cry of protest, a hunger strike against the contradictory and overwhelming demands placed on women in contemporary society.Also discussed are attitudes towards eating problems, and how they have changed over recent years, and an innovative approach to residential treatment. This book provides a highly original insight into the underlying causes of eating disorders.Trade Review'A much-needed antidote to the unsympathetic views often aroused by anorexia nervosa.' - The Times Literary Supplement'Ms Orbach extends the feminist analysis systemically, convincingly and movingly to portray the anorexic struggle as a "metaphor of our age".'- The New York Times Book ReviewTable of ContentsForeword -- Introduction to the 1986 Edition -- Introduction to the 1993 Edition -- Part I -- Anorexia: Metaphor for our Time -- Situating Anorexia -- Starving Amidst Plenty -- The Breeding of Body Insecurity -- Hunger Strike -- Part II -- Towards a Model of Self-help: Themes to be Considered and Tackled -- Bridging the Chasm -- Food: From Poison to Palatable -- Focusing on the Body: The Corporeal Sense of Self -- Behind the Defence -- Medical Issues -- Afterword

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Book SynopsisEating disorders vary in severity from developmental difficulties in adolescence which may be transitory, to serious and chronic mental illnesses. The Anorexic Mind offers a coherent approach to these difficult and demanding problems, always underlining the point that while many of the manifestations are physical, eating disorders have their origins as well as their solutions, in the mind. While anorexia nervosa may be considered the central syndrome in eating disorders, this book also considers how it links and differs from bulimia nervosa, the more common, related disorder. In the process of the research on anorexia and bulimia, valuable insights have been gained into the very common problem of overeating.The author takes a developmental approach to eating disorders, and is very aware of the continuities between infantile, adolescent and adult experience. Our earliest relationship is a feeding relationship and feeding difficulties early in life are not rare. The view taken in The Anorexic Mind is that feeding difficulties indicate and reflect relationship difficulties whether they occur in infancy, adolescence or adulthood. Most eating disorders apparently begin at adolescence, though if a careful history can be obtained, it is often clear that there have been relationship difficulties at earlier stages of development.If eating disorders are understood as reflections of relationship difficulties, the author believes that they are best treated within a therapeutic relationship. Examples are given of treatment by formal psychotherapy or psychoanalysis where early difficulties become visible and treatable within the transference relationship to the therapist. The most serious cases of anorexia and bulimia nervosa are treated within institutional settings, and many patients have a number of long admissions.Part of the Tavistock Clinic Series.Trade Review'The Anorexic Mind is the culmination of thirty years of clinical practice, teaching, and consultation about the often intractable problems of anorexia and bulimia. One of the many strengths of the book is its dual focus: it moves between psychoanalytic work in the consulting room on the one hand, and work with very ill people in inpatient settings on the other. As a consequence, the respective chapters draw both on long-term intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy and also on approaches to mental health that stem from traditions that lie at the heart of the work of the Tavistock Clinic.' - Margot Waddell, from the Series Editor's Preface 'Marilyn Lawrence has produced a book on anorexia nervosa which is both authoritative and imaginative. It covers the subject widely and deeply, with historical, social and psychological perspectives. The authority comes from experience, as well as a wide general knowledge - that is her considerable experience of consulting to units struggling with this profoundly disturbing disorder and from her psychoanalytic experience of anorectic and bulimic individuals. Her imaginative approach is exemplified in the clinical work she reports and in her exploration of possible explanations of this widespread and potentially dangerous condition. As she shows, though anorexia is superficially contrary to reason at depth it has its own deadly logic. Professional workers, interested intellectuals and worried parents will all find this book informative and orientating. What makes it an even greater asset in the confusing, conflicted and ideologically infused field of eating disorders, is the balance of its clinically informed opinions.' - Ronald Britton, FRCPsych., F Inst Psychoanal., DPMTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. Historical Perspectives2. Assessing risk in eating disorders3. Eating disorders and object relations4. Anorexia, femininity and the sexual development of girls5. Matters of life and death6. Psychotherapy with eating disorder patients7. Psychological thinking in hospital settingsConclusions

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Book SynopsisCounseling for Eating Disorders in Women focuses on women whose eating patterns have generated side-effects on other aspects of their lives such as work, health and family. Women with problems connected with over-eating, under-eating, and poor eating form a significant proportion of counselors’ lists with a distinctive set of problems and challenges. This book adopts the unique approach of the Living Therapy series, using fictitious dialogue to illustrate the person-centered approach enabling the reader to experience directly the diverse and challenging issues surrounding patients. This is difficult to achieve with conventional text books. This book is invaluable for trainees and experienced counselors, members of support organizations, and women suffering from eating disorders, their friends and families.Trade Review"'Excellent, innovative, helpful and very powerful. The strengths of this book are...the ease with which Richard is able to demonstrate how the theory of the person-centred approach can aid our understanding of a client with an eating disorder and how he can explain the potential process of change for someone with an eating disorder; secondly, I have been impressed by the depth of relationship that Richard is able to convey through the different sessions, even though the sessions themselves are fictitious, which felt powerful enough for the reader to be able to enter the experience as a 'fly on the wall' and very swiftly have an experiential understanding of the session. I value not only his style of writing but also his presentation of the person-centred approach in practice. This is a beautifully crafted and thought provoking book - a real gift.' Lorna Marchant, in the Foreword"Table of ContentsPart 1: Beginnings and difficulty in disclosure. Reflecting on expressions of concern for a client's health and well-being. More history and a bad day. Exploring why? Feeling low, everything's a struggle, need to get a life. Supervision - the need to accept the whole client. Four sessions of the client coming to terms with her life. The client experiences a revelation about herself. Part 2: Client reacts to the counselors honesty, wants to leave and nearly passes out. Disclosures from the client's past. Supervision. The internal world begins to break down. I'll try. That's all I can say. I'll try. Who am I now? Reflections. Rogers seven stages of constructive personality change. Contacts.

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Book SynopsisJoan Martin provides a detailed examination of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, food and occupational therapy. This book is a comprehensive resource for all those with an academic or professional interest in eating disorders and the social and cultural contexts of food and eating. In addition, it provides a guide to the valuable contribution occupational therapists can make to the treatment of those suffering from an eating disorder.Table of ContentsPart 1 Anorexia Nervosa, AN Overview. 1. Anorexia Nervosa - History. anorexia Nervosa, The Condition. Classification of Anorexia Nervosa. Dsm-iv diagnostic Criteria for Anorexia Nervosa. Differential Diagnosis. 2. epidemiology - Minority Groups. Children. Older Women. Males. Sport, Exercise and Dance Groups. Anorexia Nervosa in Twins. 3. Aetiology - Familial predispositon. Anorectic Mothers. Personality. Socio-cultural Influences. sexual Abuse. Zinc Deficiency. 4. Clinical Features - Secret and Denial. psychopathology. Stealing. Body Image Disturbances. Exercise. Sleep Patterns. academic Work. The Anorectic Male. 5. Treatments Used in Anorexia Nervosa - in-patient Status. Medical Management of Anorexia Nervosa, Naso-gastic and intravenous Feeding, Pharmacotherapy. Nutritional Management. Behavioural management. Psychodynamic Approaches, Family Therapy, Marital Therapy, cognitive-behavioural Therapy, Individual Psychotherapy, Group Therapy. out-patient Status. Future Planning. 6. Risk Factors and Outcomes - Risk factors, Cultural Risk Factors, Family Risk Factors, Individual Risk Factors. prevention. Complications of Anorexia Nervosa. Course and Outcome. Poor prognostic Indicators. Good Prognostic Indicators. Mortality. Part II Bulimia nervosa, AN Overview. 7. Bulimia Nervosa - History. Bulimia Nervosa - The condition. Classification of Bulimia Nervosa. Dsm-iv Diagnostic Criteria for bulimia Nervosa. Differential Diagnosis. 8. Epidemiology - College Populations. community, Minority Groups. Males, Familly and Twin Studies. 9. Aetiology - socio-cultural Influences. Familial Variables. Relationships. Food as an aetiological Factor. Compulsive Eating and an Aetiology Factor. Compulsive eating and a Felling of Failure. Risk Factors for Bulimia Nervosa. 10. Clinical features - Binge Eating. Vomiting. Laxatives. Chewing and Spitting of Food. multi-impulsivity. Addictive Behaviours - Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking. Combination of Methods. Psychopathology. Seasonal Affective Disorder (s. a. d.). co-morbidity. 11. Bause in Bulimia Nervosa - Sexual Abuse, Abuse and psychopathology. Abuse and The Family. Physical Abuse. Crime Victimization. abuse in Males. 12. Treatments - Pharmacotherapy. Cognitive-behavioural therapy. Behaviour Therapy. Psychodynamic Approaches, Group Therapy, interpersonal Psychotherapy. Combination of Treatment Approaches. Self-directed manuals. Psycho-educational Treatment. Family Therapy. Light Therapy. Drop outs. Methodological Limitations. 13. Complications and Outcomes - Outcomes and predictors. Prognostic Indicators. The Chronic Patient. Methodological Issues. Part III A Socio-cultural Perspective ON Food AND Eating Disorders. 14. A socio-cultural Perspective on Food - The Meaning and Role of Food. Gender issues. Class. Cultural Influences. Religion. 15. Socio-cultural and Feminist perspectives on Eating Disorders - A Socio-cultural Perspective. A Feminist perspective. 16. Eating Disorders in Other Cultures - Body Image - Fat Phobia. Af

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Book SynopsisOver the last 30 years, the prevalence of eating disorders has increased to become a widespread problem across the UK and worldwide. This book offers a comprehensive guide written by people with eating disorders, their families and leading researchers, clinicians and therapists, all aiming to improve understanding of practical ways of helping people with eating disorders to live and thrive in their communities. The handbook covers the important topics of understanding eating difficulties in our society's context, including the role of social media and the fashion industry, and how health care professionals and voluntary organisations currently support those with an eating disorder. It explores the value of exercise, nutrition and sleep, and considers support from parents and schools for children, as well as making reasonable accommodations for young people and adults in higher education and the workplace. Particular therapies for stabilisation and recovery are detailed, and a final section sets out examples of creative and arts-based approaches.Table of ContentsPart One: Understanding Eating Difficulties Part Two: Providing Healthcare for People with Eating Difficulties Part Three: Supporting People with Eating Difficulties Part Four: Therapies for Eating Difficulties Part Five: Creative Approaches to Eating Difficulties

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Book SynopsisEver wondered what it's like living with a brain that's trying to kill you? If you've struggled with an eating disorder, you'll know exactly how that feels. This book follows an ordinary girl on one of the most extraordinary and difficult journeys of her life: going into inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa. More than just a memoir, The Weapon of Choice is about what it's like to have an eating disorder, and more importantly, what happens when you try to live without it. The time spent in an eating disorder ward can be dull, painful, surreal, and even sometimes, downright hilarious. Sophia offers a candid, honest insight into the daily struggles of life in an eating disorder unit, telling the story of how it's possible to go from rock bottom to a much brighter place. This book is for anyone interested in eating disorders, whether you're suffering with one yourself, caring for a loved one, or working with patients in a clinical setting.

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Book SynopsisToxic. Unexplainable. Deadly. This is the reality of living with a mental illness. When your mind becomes your own killer, death seems like a sweet release. This gripping and heart-wrenching story reveals the brutal reality of life with an eating disorder. Stephanie Shott is a bright and life-loving young woman who has had to deal with all the horror and difficulty of anorexia. In this moving and inspirational book, ‘Just Keep Swimming’, Stephanie bravely and boldly opens herself up to the reader and tells her story. This harrowing story of dealing with anorexia and beating it is engrossing, disturbing and utterly inspirational.

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Book SynopsisAre you dealing with a picky eater? Then welcome to Broccoli Boot Camp - the informative and accessible resource for parents challenged by selective eaters!This comprehensive guide can be used with children with or without special needs (e.g., autism or Down syndrome). It presents commonsense behavioral interventions to expand children's diet variety and preferences for healthy foods.Broccoli Boot Camp will help you with the strategies to shape eating behavior. Parents can choose the intervention which works best for their family's circumstances. The book not only could change the child's life, but it can also help parents eliminate their stress with the greatest panacea of all knowledgeable understanding.Trade ReviewThis is an incredibly well-researched, informative, and accessible resource for parents challenged by selective eating. Broccoli Boot Camp is a must-read, whether your child is a picky eater or demonstrates more significant issues." —David Celiberti, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Association for Science in Autism Treatment"Feeding their children is perhaps the most basic job assigned to parents but also one that can be the most challenging. The consequences of inadequate nutrition multiply quickly and the ways determined children can defy parental efforts to promote good eating habits are many and maddening. Although billed as a book for parents, and it is truly an invaluable resource for them, it is also a tremendous resource for the professionals who serve them." —Patrick C. Friman, Ph.D., ABPP, Vice President of Behavioral Health, Boys Town Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UNMC"Forget kid-friendly menus or hiding vegetables in a cake. This book offers techniques that can actually help a child to enjoy eating greens for their own sake and to develop into an adult with a varied palate. For any parent struggling to feed a picky child, this book is a treasure trove of useful, evidence-based information and advice. I wish I'd had it when my own children were toddlers. I found wisdom on every page. Keith Williams and Laura Seiverling understand that every family is different but they also understand what works and what doesn't when it comes to learning new tastes. Most new parents know that multiple taste exposures are the key, but the difficult part is getting a child who is scared of new foods to experience those multiple taste exposures. There is no magic bullet, but Broccoli Boot Camp draws on the authors' extensive clinical knowledge to show how to create positive and patient methods for tasting new foods that work for you and your child. With their mantra that 'liking comes later', family mealtimes can stop being a battle." —Bee Wilson, author of First Bite: How We Learn to Eat (Basic Books)

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