262 pg, hardcover, ‘09

This book is the first to address what really happens behind closed doors during eating disorders treatment, as most writing has only addressed theoretical approaches and behavioral strategies. The field has long needed a book that describes the heart of the matter: the therapeutic interventions and interactions that comprise life-changing treatment for this life-threatening disorder. In response to this need, the authors have created a book that reflects the individual therapeutic skills and the collective wisdom of senior clinicians, all of whom have years of experience treating anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. Intended to be a deeply thoughtful and instructive volume, Effective Clinical Practice in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: The Heart of the Matter demonstrates the depth, complexity, and impact of the therapeutic process. In particular, the book articulates and explores essential points of information, issues, insights and unresolved questions about eating disorders treatment. Effective Clinical Practice in the Treatment of Eating Disorders describes and explicates important treatment issues and themes in a nuanced, highly contextualized and qualitative manner. The book offers a significant reference for both novice and seasoned therapists, and it includes specific information that will serve to inform and mentor future generations of eating disorders clinicians.

CONTENTS:

Section 1: Effective Clinical Practices: Approaches
1 – Beyond the Medical Model: A Feminist Frame for Eating Disorders
2 – Wholeness and Holiness: A Psychospiritual Perspective
3 – Individual Psychotherapy for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: Making a Difference
4 – Developing Body Trust: A Body Positive Approach to Treating Eating Disorders

Section 2: Effective Clinical Practice: Methods
5 – Holistic Integrative Psychiatry and the Treatment of Eating Disorders
6 – Countertransference in the Psychotherapy of Patients with Eating Disorders
7 – Family Therapy with Eating Disorders: Creating an Alliance for Change
8 – Sacred Circles: Feminist-Oriented Group Therapy for Adolescents with Eating disorders
9 – Treating Eating Disorders: The Healing Power of Guided Imagery
10 – BodyMind Treatment: Connecting to Imprinted Emotions and Experiences

Section 3: Effective Clinical Practices: Special Themes
11 – Shame, Compassion, and the Journey Towards Health
12 – The Embodied Therapist: Perspectives on Treatment, Personal Growth, and Supervision Related to Body Image
13 – Connecting Through Difference: Therapeutic Use of Self to Promote Eating Disorder Recovery
14 – Therapy Redux: The Evolution of Treatment
15 – Working with People Who Live Dangerously: Perspective on Negotiating Countertransference During Treatment of Eating Disorders
16 – Forgiveness: The Final Frontier in Recovery From an Eating Disorder