Eating Disorders and Obesity

Eating Disorders and Obesity: A Counselor´s Guide to Treatment and Prevention

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"In this innovative volume, Dr. Choate recruited over 40 collaborating authors, including many counseling and clinical psychologists and other professionals who are well recognized for their contributions to the field of eating disorders, to provide 18 well-constructed chapters that substantially meet the goals set out for this project. The section on prevention is the most robust, covering childhood obesity, and eating disorders in children, adolescents, young adults, and prevention activities in college and university settings, including the description of a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-oriented guided self-help program for binge eating."

—Eating Disorder Review.com
July/August 2013

Both practical and comprehensive, this long-needed book provides a clear framework for the assessment, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders and obesity. Focusing on best practices and offering a range of current techniques, experts in the field examine these life-threatening disorders and propose treatment options for diverse clients experiencing problems related to eating, weight, and body image. This text, written specifically for counselors, benefits from the authors' collective expertise and emphasizes practitioner-friendly developmental and wellness-based approaches that counselors can implement in their daily practice as they enhance their counseling competence in this area.

Parts I and II of the text address risk factors in and sociocultural influences on the development of eating disorders, gender differences, the unique concerns of clients of color, ethical and legal issues, and assessment and diagnosis. Part III explores prevention and early intervention with high risk groups in school, university, and community settings. The final section of the book presents a variety of treatment interventions, such as cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, dialectical behavior, and family-based therapy, which are empirically supported and have been used successfully in a variety of clinical settings.