Psychological responses to eating disorders and obesity: recent and innovative work

"Despite the fact that eating disorders are commonly understood to have a psychological component, there are few effective psychological responses to these conditions. The research literature also indicates that at least a third of cases of obesity result from food misuse, yet psychological treatment is not generally available." "By covering both issues in one volume, Psychological Responses to Eating Disorders and Obesity firmly positions obesity at one end of the food misuse continuum. Bringing together many of the most distinguished researchers and clinicians in the field of disordered eating, this volume presents the latest research on psychological approaches and applies this knowledge to practice. Topics covered include psychological and cultural aspects of food use, using CBT for treating eating disorders and CBT group therapy for obesity." "This innovative collection will be a key resource for clinical and health psychologists, counsellors and nurses and other healthcare professionals dealing with obesity and eating disorders. It will also be of interest to professionals such as school nurses and social workers."--Jacket.

Overview. Introduction: psychological responses to eating disorders and obesity: an overview / Julia Buckroyd and Sharon Rother -- The many meanings of food and their impact on eating behaviour / Jane Ogden -- Anorexia nervosa. Using an evidence-based approach to develop new tailored treatment for anorexia nervosa / Carolina Lopez [and others] -- Eating disorders: breaking the intergenerational cycle through group therapy: the effects of the group experience / Sarah Barnett, Julia Buckroyd and Karen Windle -- Bulimia nervosa. Current thinking on working with people with bulimia nervosa and bulimic disorders / Glenn Waller -- Addressing emotions in the eating disorders: schema mode work / Emma Corstorphine -- Obesity and binge eating. Psychological group treatment for obese women / Julia Buckroyd and Sharon Rother -- Food for the soul: social and emotional origins of comfort eating in the morbidly obese / Patricia Goodspeed Grant -- Cognitive behaviour group therapy for obesity and binge eating disorder / Saskia Keville [and others] -- A feminist, psychotherapeutic approach to working with women who eat compulsively / Colleen Heenan -- Changes in eating behaviour following group th…