Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders

by Christopher G. Fairburn

This book provides the first comprehensive guide to enhanced cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E), the leading empirically supported treatment for eating disorders in adults. Written with the practitioner in mind, the book demonstrates how this transdiagnostic approach can be used with the full range of eating disorders seen in clinical practice. Christopher Fairburn and colleagues describe in detail how to tailor CBT-E to the needs of individual patients, and how to adapt it for patients who require hospitalization. Also addressed are frequently encountered co-occurring disorders and how to manage them. Reproducible appendices feature the Eating Disorder Examination interview and questionnaire.

CBT-E is recognized as a best practice for the treatment of adult eating disorders by the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Nutrition, Mental Health, Self Help, Psychiatry, Counselling

324 pages, Hardcover

Published April 21, 2008

Reviews

[Alexis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a must-read for any therapist working with clients with eating disorders. It provides a comprehensive overview of the range of eating disorders, their complications, associated features, as well as how to address these from a CBT modality. While I'm not a fan of the "pure CBT" approach to treatment in general, this is foundational knowledge required for the treatment of eating disorders from any therapeutic approach. Although the information is generally geared towards the treatment of adults, much of the information also applies to the treatment of adolescents (though, in this regard, I would have appreciated much more detail about the inclusion of parents in treatment--this text mostly skims over this).

[Mark Rizk Farag · Rating 4 out of 5]

Provides a very good, informative and practical guide for CBT E for eating disorders.

Worked well for me in clinic!

[S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yeme bozukluğu alanında çalışanlar için faydalı bir kaynak kitap ancak psikonet yayınlarının tüm çeviri kitaplarını gözden geçirmesi gerekiyor, türkçe çevirisi çok kötü.

[Hannah Levy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is extremely helpful. I treated my first eating disorder case using only this book and it went really well. Easy to read, understand, and follow, with lots of helpful examples for how to phrase things.