Self-Help Approaches for Obesity and Eating Disorders: Research and Practice
With contributions from leading authorities, this timely professional resource critically examines available self-help treatments for weight problems and obesity, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and body image disturbances. Practical pointers are offered for guiding clients or patients toward safe, effective approaches that provide the right level of care, from fully independent strategies to treatments with higher levels of professional involvement. Chapters review the strengths and...
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With contributions from leading authorities, this timely professional resource critically examines available self-help treatments for weight problems and obesity, binge-eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and body-image disturbances. Practical pointers are offered for guiding clients or patients toward safe, effective approaches that provide the right level of care, from fully independent strategies to treatments with higher levels of professional involvement. Chapters review the strengths and limitations of commercial diets, exercise programs, workbooks, support groups, Internet resources, adaptations of behavioral models, and more, including strategies for long-term maintenance of weight loss. Special topics include night-eating syndrome, childhood obesity, and coping with weight-related discrimination.
I. Independent (Unguided) Self-Help1. Self-Guided Approaches to Weight Loss, Meghan Butryn, Suzanne Phelan, and Rena R. Wing2. Popular and Fad Diet Programs: Nutritional Adequacy, Safety, and Efficacy, Allison Stevens, Emily Dionne, and Johanna DwyerII. Partially Assisted (Guided) Self-Help3. Self-Help Strategies for Promoting and Maintaining Physical Activity, Bess H. Marcus, David M. Williams, and Jessica A. Whiteley4. Guided Self-Help for Binge-Eating Disorder, Carlos M. Grilo5. Guided Self-Help for Bulimia Nervosa, Robyn Sysko and B. Timothy Walsh6. Self-Help Treatment for Body-Image Disturbances, Joshua I. Hrabosky and Thomas F. CashIII. Computer-Assisted Self-Help7. Internet-Based Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Body Dissatisfaction, C. Barr Taylor and Megan Jones8. Computer-Based Intervention for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating, Ulrike Schmidt and Miriam GroverIV. Group Self-Help9. Commercial and Organized Self-Help Programs for Weight Management, Adam Gilden Tsai and Thomas A. Wadden10. Guided Group Support and the Long-Term Management of Obesity, Vanessa A. Milsom, Michael G. Perri, and W. Jack Rejeski11. Continuing Care and Self-Help in the Treatment of Obesity, Janet D. Latner and G. Terence WilsonV. Practical Strategies and Considerations12. Behavioral Obesity Treatment Translated, Delia Smith West, Stacy A. Gore, and Natalie K. Lueders13. Prevention of Overweight with Young Children and Families, Meredith S. Dolan and Myles S. Faith14. Treatment of Overweight Children: Practical Strategies for Parents, Kathryn E. Henderson and Marlene B. Schwartz15. Self-Help for Night-Eating Syndrome, Kelly C. Allison and Albert J. Stunkard16. Appetite-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Binge Eating, Virginia V. W. McIntosh, Jennifer Jordan, Janet D. Carter, Janet D. Latner, and Alison Wallace17. Strategies for Coping with the Stigma of Obesity, Rebecca M. Puhl and Kelly D. Brownell
\ Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic"Addresses a crucial need in the literature....Useful for practitioners and researchers."--Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic\ \ \ \ \ From the Publisher"This volume offers the first scholarly review of the full palette of self-help interventions for obesity, binge eating, and related conditions. It is a virtual treasure trove for researchers and clinicians in the field. Anyone thinking of embarking on a study or recommending a self-help treatment should familiarize himself or herself with this volume first. The authors cast a critical eye on evidence-based and popular self-help methods and provide a balanced and critical appraisal of efficacy and outcome."--Cynthia M. Bulik, Jordan Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Latner and Wilson are to be congratulated for this excellent work. Self-help approaches, both supervised and unsupervised, have received increasing attention over the last decade for both binge eating and obesity. This scholarly yet practical volume pulls together the breadth of current knowledge. It will be of considerable interest to practitioners and researchers in the areas of obesity and eating disorders. It is also an informative, clinically useful reference for physicians and other health care professionals, many of whom now have clinical practices that are dominated by obesity-related problems."--James E. Mitchell, MD, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences "This book is an extremely useful resource for clinicians and researchers. It provides a thoughtful, scholarly, and critical review of a wide array of self-help tools available to individuals struggling with weight control and eating disorders. It will help clinicians quickly determine which of the many available options have the strongest empirical support, as well as for whom the various interventions work best. Because of the excellent scholarship and comprehensive coverage, the book will also be very useful for researchers who are developing and evaluating treatments for these conditions. It should be very useful as a text in advanced courses in mental health or public health interventions for obesity and eating disorders. The coverage of computer-assisted self-help interventions is a particularly novel aspect of this text."--Eric Stice, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin "This is a timely book: It is clear that self-help has an important place in the treatment of weight and eating concerns, yet knowledge of best practices has not yet been well disseminated. Written by leading exerts in the field, each chapter stands on its own, permitting the reader to gain an in-depth appreciation of self-help approaches for specific target groups or problems. The authors provide compelling testimony of the efficacy of self-help approaches. As the book illustrates, self-help can be used as the sole treatment, as a preparatory step for more intensive treatment, as an adjunct treatment, or as a follow-up to a successful course of treatment in efforts to solidify gains and prevent relapse. Healthcare professionals and students will find this book a valuable resource for program development or clinical care of individuals with eating and weight concerns."--Ruth Striegel-Moore, PhD, Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University\ \ \ Social Service Review"A timely and comprehensive review of self-help interventions for obesity,\ \
