Main description:

Up-to-date and accessible, the second edition of Helping People with Eating Disorders is a comprehensive guide to understanding, assessing, and treating eating disorders. * Focuses on evidence-based practice with references to the latest research and new DSM-V classifications * Discusses the types of eating disorders and their causes, reviews treatment methods and their outcomes, and provides guidance on dealing with challenging cases * Illustrates concepts and methods using several case studies that run throughout the book, as well as many examples from the author s clinical work * Written in clear and concise language by an expert with over 40 years experience in the field

Contents:

About the Author vi Preface to the Second Edition vii Preface to the First Edition viii 1 What are the Eating Disorders? 1 2 Who Suffers from Eating Disorders? Who Asks for Help? 25 3 What Causes Eating Disorders? 42 4 Thinking about Eating Disorders 70 5 What is Involved in Recovery from Eating Disorder? 84 6 Assessing People with Eating Disorders 93 7 What Helps People with Bulimic Disorders ? 123 8 What Helps People with Anorexia Nervosa? 158 9 Unusual Eating Disorders 202 10 What May Go Wrong? 215 11 The Organising Services for People with Eating Disorders 241 References 260 Index 287