Assessment of Eating Disorders [Hardcover]

James E. Mitchell MD (Editor), PhD Carol B. Peterson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 12, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1593851960 | ISBN-13: 978-1593851965 | Edition: 1

Concise and practical yet comprehensive, this unique book provides a clear framework and a range of up-to-date tools for assessing patients with eating disorders. Leading clinicians and researchers describe the nuts and bolts of using diagnostic interviews, standardized databases, structured instruments, self-report and family-based measures, medical and nutritional assessment, ecological momentary assessment, and strategies for evaluating body image disturbance. Concrete examples and sample forms are included throughout, and the concluding chapter discusses how to use assessment data in individualized treatment planning.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A critically important book that will have a significant impact on clinical care and research in the field of eating disorders. Top eating disorder researchers provide the necessary tools for integrating observation and verbal inquiry to deliver state-of-the-art care. The book offers a thorough review of assessment techniques for eating disorder clinicians (mental health, primary care physicians, and nutritionists) and researchers. It will be a valuable text for graduate students and psychiatry residents."--David B. Herzog, MD, Harvard Eating Disorders Center, Massachusetts General Hospital

"An outstanding group of contributors have joined forces to offer a comprehensive review of eating disorder assessment, from well-established interview and self-report instruments to cutting-edge technology such as ecological momentary assessment. This invaluable resource provides clear research and practice guidelines for investigators and clinicians in all areas of eating disorders. For students in clinical psychology or psychiatry, this definitive text will be of great use in graduate-level assessment courses or in more specialized courses on eating disorders."--Janet D. Latner, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

"This book offers 'one-stop shopping' in that it neatly describes many issues that are relevant for diagnosing and treating eating disorders. From recognized experts, it offers a wealth of information for the clinician who is new to the field, and also is a resource for the experienced clinician. This excellent text should be on the bookshelf of everyone who treats anorexia and bulimia nervosa."--Walter H. Kaye, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

About the Author

James E. Mitchell, MD, is currently the NRI/Lee A. Christofferson MD Professor and Chair of the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and President and Scientific Director of the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute. Dr. Mitchell is on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorders Review, and he has published more than 300 articles and book chapters, as well as 12 books. His research is currently funded by the National Institute of Health.

 

Carol B. Peterson, PhD, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota. She is currently a research associate and an assistant professor in the Eating Disorders Research Program at the University of Minnesota, where her investigations have focused on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and obesity. Dr. Peterson has authored more than 50 articles and book chapters and has served as an investigator on several federally funded research projects focusing on eating disorders. She is also an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota and has a part-time private practice in which she specializes in the treatment of eating disorders.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 242 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; 1 edition (August 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593851960
• ISBN-13: 978-1593851965
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,887,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, January 25, 2011

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Kalliope (Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Assessment of Eating Disorders (Hardcover)

This book is a very comprehensive review of all types of assessment necessary for the diagnosis of eating disorders. It provides information for quantitative (standardised) and qualitative (interview) evaluation and does not just give a review but also useful guidelines of clinical skills. Useful for both researchers and clinical practitioners, it also gives a lot of precious information for other professionals that deal with eating disorders, such as nutritional and medical assessment, proving that these disorders need the collaboration of many experts. I particularly liked that the authors share the list of symptoms that need to be evaluated during an interview and the EDQ, a questionnaire that is very useful for evaluation purposes. Generally this is a very well written book that covers the topic really thoroughly and can be very handy for every professional involved in the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive treatment of the topic by well-known authors, August 24, 2007

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Patty "Patty" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Assessment of Eating Disorders (Hardcover)

This book has been helpful to me in selecting instruments for research, and would also be useful for clinical work. The authors are well-known and respected in their field.