Glenn Waller, Victoria Mountford, Rachel Lawson

Beating Your Eating Disorder

With Glenn Waller, Victoria Mountford, Rachel Lawson et al.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book uses the strongest evidence-based psychological treatment for adults with eating disorders - cognitive-behavioural therapy - and presents it in an accessible self-help format. It teaches skills to sufferers and carers alike, whether the problem is anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or a less typical presentation.

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Do you or does someone you know, suffer from an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or a less typical set of symptoms? The most effective, evidence-based treatment for adults with eating disorders is cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). This book presents a highly effective self-help CBT programme for all eating disorders, in an accessible format. It teaches skills to sufferers and carers alike. This book is relevant to any sufferer, if: - You are not yet sure about whether to seek help - You are not sure where to find help - Your family doctor or others recommend that you try a self-help approach - You are waiting for therapy with a clinician, and want to get the best possible start to beating your eating disorder

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780521739047
• ISBN-10: 0521739047
• Artikelnr.: 30622278

Autorenporträt

Glenn Waller is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Vincent Square Eating Disorders Service, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and Eating Disorders Section, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: read this bit first; Part I. Getting Started: 1. Who is this book for?; 2. The key elements of cognitive-behavioural therapy and the self-help approach; 3. How to use this book; Part II. For the Sufferer: 4. Am I making a fuss about nothing?; 5. Motivating yourself to treat your eating disorder; 6. Is now the time to act?; 7. Getting started with CBT; Part III. The CBT Self-Help Programme: 8. Start here: how to use this programme; 9. The practical steps of CBT for your eating disorder; Part IV. For Carers: 10. Am I to blame for the eating problem?; 11. What can I do to support the sufferer?; Part V. Transitions into More Formal Help: 12. Thinking about getting more formal therapeutic help; 13. Starting the process of getting formal therapeutic help; 14. What to look for in a good CBT practitioner; 15. The role of carers in the transition to more formal help; Part VI. Letting Go of the Eating Disorder: 16. The journey of recovery; 17. Relapse prevention; 18. Have I done myself permanent damage?; 19. Carers need to move on too; Conclusion: eating normally again; References and further reading; Appendices; Index.

Rezensionen

'... the book is equally helpful for families and friends of someone working to beat their eating disorder - giving them the support they need to be a powerful ally in recovery. Most importantly, this book gives hope - that life without an eating disorder can be lived to the full.' Susan Ringwood, Chief Executive, Beat