Over the past decade, there have been substantial and rapidly changing developments in the treatment of eating disorders. Grounded in the most recent literature, The Outpatient Treatment of Eating Disorders balances general and pathology-specific research to emphasize outpatient treatment. The contributors provide an overview of the full range of eating disorders and offer clinical recommendations for a comprehensive treatment plan for patients with these disorders. These distinguished contributors present case studies and hands-on treatment models based on cognitive behavioral techniques. Using three vignettes-a woman with anorexia nervosa, a woman with bulimia nervosa, and a man with binge eating disorder-the authors offer practical approaches, including extensive nutritional information for dietitians, for treating these three major forms of eating disorders. Designed for all health care workers who deal with eating disorder patients, this indispensable guide will be useful for psychiatrists, other physicians, psychologists, social workers, exercise physiologists, and dietitians as well as those who suffer from eating disorders. Contributors: David W. Abbott, U of North Dakota; Roslyn Binford, U of Minnesota; Carol Brunzell, Fairview-University Medical Center; Scott Crow, U of Minnesota; Mary Hendrickson-Nelson, HealthPartners of Minnesota; Susan Jack, Fairview-University Medical Center; Pamela K. Keel, Harvard U; Melissa Pederson Mussell, U of St. Thomas; Carol Peterson, U of Minnesota; Claire Pomeroy, U of Kentucky; LeAnn Snow, U of Minnesota; Stephen A. Wonderlich, U of North Dakota; and Martina de Zwaan, University Hospital, Vienna.

This edited volume represents an opportunity to bring together current evidence in the treatment of eating disorders. The book includes contributions from many of the leading international experts in the field of eating disorders, as well as provides a compendium of a wide range of best studied treatments. This second edition is intended to serve as a guide to the clinician searching about how to proceed with treatment while caring for the individual with an eating disorder. The authors generously shared their contributions, in addition to their clinical insight and wisdom. The reader will appreciate and benefit from the expertise of those assembled in this text. Ultimately, patient care relies on the artful clinician who will integrate the evidence to inform the practice and tailor the treatment for each individual. This text may serve as a useful reference, both for beginning and seasoned clinicians.

Book Description: What does the evidence suggest is the most effective treatment for an individual with Anorexia Nervosa? What treatment is effective for someone with Bulimia Nervosa? Is there data to support the treatment of Binge Eating Disorder? Is there any evidence to support what treatment will be effective for Obesity? These important considerations will be reviewed in this current and comprehensive review of the exisiting evidence-based practices. This will serve as a resource for individuals with an eating disorder, their families, practioners, students in nutrition, psychology, social work and psychiatry, as well as the general public. Anorexia Nervorsa, Bulima Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and Obesity are prevalent public health concerns that cause significant morbidity and mortality. As the scientific literature accumulates a body of information regarding these clinical problems, this book serves as an invaluable reference providing a summary of the current evidence in the literature. "Given the many behavioral complexities of eating disorders and widely varying accounts of their essential nature, it is hardly surprising that the skills required for balanced understanding and effective management of these puzzling conditions are similarly diverse. The value of this well-written and comprehensive text owes to its internationally-recognized group of contributors who lay out important strands of research alongside specific modalities of treatment. The detail each chapter contains will surely appeal to readers in each of the clinical disciplines that confront the everyday challenge these patients present." (Michael Strober, David Geffen School of Medicine at Univ. of California, Los Angeles, ED., Int. Journal of Eating Disorders) The latest Academy for Eating Disorders Forum - Book Review Section offers a review of our book. Book Review Corner Angela Celio Doyle, PhD Evidence-Based Treatments for Eating Disorders: Children, Adolescents and Adults Edited by Ida F. Dancyger and Victor M. Fornari 19 Chapters The experience of reading "Evidence-Based Treatments for Eating Disorders" is similar to that of arriving at the annual International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED) on the first day. You are provided with a thought-provoking introduction and are then quickly drawn into an exciting review of the state of the science of eating disorders treatment as presented by leading experts from all over the world. Indeed, one might consider "Evidence-Based Treatments for Eating Disorders" to be a print version of an ICED's highlights. The intended audience for this book is clinicians of all experience levels seeking guidance on the best practices for the treatment of eating disorders and obesity. The 19 chapters unite to create a primer on the major approaches to the treatment of eating disorders and obesity, with a particular focus on outpatient treatment. Similar to an ICED, this compendium strives to create, as Walter Vandereycken describes in the foreword, a "fruitful merging of an evidence-based and an experience-based approach." As the title implies, the emphasis of "Evidence-Based Treatments for Eating Disorders" is on evidence-based or evidence-informed treatments. However, some chapters include descriptions of promising treatments supported by a smaller number of controlled studies. The opening three chapters of "Evidence-Based Treatments for Eating Disorders" provide an overview of the etiological underpinnings of anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), and obesity. Chapter 4 skillfully addresses the gap between research and practice and describes the efforts of the AED to bring the expertise of clinicians and researchers together. Inpatient treatment and day programs for eating disorders (EDs) are reviewed in Chapters 5 and 6, respectively. Chapter 7 reviews consensus statements on medical and nutritional care in the treatment of EDs and addresses some of the principles

The book is intended as a practical guide to setting up, staffing and running eating disorders services. The guidance and advice given is based on the experience of the eating disorder service at the Royal Free, which does not have specialised beds, but which is nevertheless considered to offer one of the best services in the UK. Each element of the service will be considered from referral, inpatient and outpatient treatment, service evaluation and multi-disciplinary teamworking. The book also discuss’s innovative approaches in treatment, including an evaluation of Email Bulimia Therapy. Ties in with NICE guidelines, which highlight the need for local services for treating eating disorders Offers practical guidance on setting up a community model of treatment and on working within a multi-disciplinary team Based on the Royal Free experience – their Eating Disorders Service has twice been a finalist in the Hospital Doctor Team of the Year awards

Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa pose a grave danger to the health of thousands of Americans each year. This sourcebook brings together in a single volume an extensive amount of information and resources regarding the diagnosis and treatment of these potentially life-threatening conditions. This volume is a substantially updated and expanded version of Controlling Eating Disorders with Facts, Advice, and Resources (Oryx, 1992).

Multistep Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders describes a novel model of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for eating disorders called multistep CBT-E (Enhanched) applicable to three different levels of care: outpatient, intensive outpatient, and inpatient). The b...