Main description:

Highly practical and clinician friendly, this book provides evidence-based tools for tailoring psychotherapy to the needs of clients with bulimia nervosa or eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS), including binge-eating disorder. It offers specific guidance for conducting thorough clinical assessments and conceptualizing each case in order to select appropriate interventions. A proven cognitive-behavioral treatment protocol is presented and illustrated with a chapter-length case example. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes a session-by-session treatment plan and 20 reproducible forms, handouts, and worksheets that clinicians can photocopy or download and print for repeated use.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Bulimia Nervosa
3. Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning
4. Detailed Treatment Plan for Bulimia Nervosa
5. Case Example
6. Treatment within a Managed Care Context
Appendix A. "Transdiagnosis" of Eating Disorders
Appendix B. Selected Assessment Tools
Appendix C. Recommended Additional Reading