Binge-Eating Disorder: Clinical Foundations and Treatment [Paperback]

James E. Mitchell MD (Author), Michael J. Devlin MD (Author), Martina de Zwaan MD (Author), PhD Carol B. Peterson (Author), Scott J. Crow M.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 18, 2007 | ISBN-10: 159385594X | ISBN-13: 978-1593855949 | Edition: 1

This innovative scientific reference and clinical tool is virtually two books in one. Part I thoroughly yet succinctly reviews the literature on binge-eating disorder, covering diagnosis and epidemiology, clinical features and course, links to obesity, medical risks, and current treatment data. Part II provides an evidence-based cognitive-behavioral treatment manual. Session-by-session guidelines address how to help individuals or groups change their eating behavior, cope with emotional triggers, restructure problematic thoughts, deal with body image concerns and associated problems, maintain improvement, and prevent relapse. Featured are more than 40 clearly explained homework assignments and handouts, all in a large-size format with permission to photocopy. 

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"Disorders of appetite control have a major cost for individuals and society. Even though there is uncertainty about whether binge eating disorder is a distinct diagnostic entity, there is no doubt that this is a common source of distress and disability. This book is an essential tool for clinicians and students. The research evidence has been extracted and analyzed in a readily accessible format, and ambiguities and uncertainties in the field are clearly presented. The cognitive-behavioral intervention model in the second part of the book is an excellent example of how science can be translated into treatment."--Janet Treasure, PhD, FRCP, FRCPsych, Eating Disorders Research Unit, Department of Academic Psychiatry, Guy's Hospital, London, UK

"This book combines a thoughtful consideration of the status of binge-eating disorder together with a manual for a multimodal treatment program that has been in use for a decade and has been tested in controlled trials. It will be useful for both psychologists and psychiatrists in training, as well as practitioners."--W. Stewart Agras, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine

"In the years since the formulation of provisional diagnostic criteria for binge-eating disorder (BED), research on this problem has proliferated. Now a group of the foremost experts in the field have compiled a comprehensive volume that provides state-of-the-art information on all aspects of BED. This book is an invaluable resource for researchers, clinicians, and educators, and a 'must' for all serious students of eating disorders."--Marsha D. Marcus, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Chief, Eating Disorders Program, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

"A splendid contribution by a seasoned, expert team of authors. The volume combines first-class scholarship with clinical wisdom and practical experience, and succeeds admirably in providing a comprehensive yet succinct summary of the state of the art and science in this field. Essential reading for clinicians, who will especially appreciate the user-friendly, evidence-based cognitive-behavioral treatment program."--G. Terence Wilson, PhD, Oscar K. Buros Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University; Director, Rutgers Eating Disorders Clinic

"This book contains concise and useful information for the clinician and a practical manualized cognitive-behavioral treatment for BED."--Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

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About the Author

James E. Mitchell, MD, is 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 of the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute. Dr. Mitchell focuses primarily on research in the areas of eating disorders and obesity. He is past president of the Academy for Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorders Research Society and is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders. Dr. Mitchell has published more than 300 scientific articles and has either authored or edited 12 books.

 

Michael J. Devlin, MD, is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Associate Director of the Eating Disorders Research Unit at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. His major academic interest is in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with eating disorders. Dr. Devlin is an active member of the Academy for Eating Disorders and is past president of that organization. He serves on the editorial boards of two journals, the International Journal of Eating Disorders and Eating Behaviors. In addition to research in eating disorders, Dr. Devlin is active in medical student education and in the training and supervision of psychiatry residents, particularly in cognitive-behavioral therapy.

 

Martina de Zwaan, MD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at the University Hospital of Erlangen, Germany. She is the author of numerous scientific and clinical papers on the subject of eating disorders, mainly bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and obesity.

 

Scott J. Crow, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. His research examines the course, outcome, and treatment of eating disorders and obesity. Dr. Crow is the recipient of an Independent Scientist Award (from the National Institute of Mental Health) focusing on the course, outcome, and treatment of eating disorders. He is past president of the Academy for Eating Disorders and director of the Eating Disorder/Assessment Core of the Minnesota Obesity Center.

 

Carol B. Peterson, PhD, is Research Associate/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. She has authored over 50 articles and book chapters and has served as an investigator on several federally funded grants. Dr. Peterson is also 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

• Paperback: 214 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; 1 edition (October 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159385594X
• ISBN-13: 978-1593855949
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent CBT Clinical Curriculum for BED, October 24, 2008

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This review is from: Binge-Eating Disorder: Clinical Foundations and Treatment (Paperback)

The book is another step in the clinical march of the CBT camp as it prolifically designs and field-tests problem-specific applications.

The volume introduces the CBT in application to Binge-Eating Disorder (BED) and offers a detailed, ready-to-use clinical curriculum for applying the CBT paradigm to this population. The curriculum is well suited for groups and individuals.

The approach sets primarily behavioral goals (reduce binge-eating behavior) and offers behavioral (relaxation, trigger/cue control, habit modification) strategies as well as cognitive strategies (ranging from classic reframing to emotional self-regulation), as well as elements of exposure/decensitization experiential exercises, coupled with skills training (stress mng, etc.).

The book offers a brief review of other approaches to BED (e.g. offers minimal coverage of DBT, Interpersonal, etc.). The volume summarizes efficacy research and positions CBT as the best empirically supported tx strategy for BED to date.

Well compiled, well designed, well presented, well priced - another CBT power tool (with the added benefit of being generalizable to other compulsive-spectrum clinical presentations).

Pavel Somov, Ph.D., author of "Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time" (New Harbinger, Nov. 2008)

2.0 out of 5 stars A Step Backwards?, August 15, 2010

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This review is from: Binge-Eating Disorder: Clinical Foundations and Treatment (Paperback)

I write this review as a person with what is probably a mild case of BED. I read the popular book on the subject by Christopher Fairburn, Overcoming Binge Eating, and came away from that book with a CBT plan that I felt would work. It made sense and progressed well. I also recognized that that book was written back in 1995 or so and figured that in the years since, advancements had been made.

Unfortunately, I was wrong, and it seems things have regressed. The problem is that this is a true manual. Of the same kin as something that would be used to fix a car engine, except for the crucial and often overlooked fact that people are not car engines. In fact, we are quite a bit more complex than that. I get the feeling that in order to create the CBT problem herein the authors (or whomever designed the program) drew a diagram, where certain "cues" led to certain "behaviors" and then declared "I know! If only we interrupt the cues!" Sounds good in theory, however, in practice I doubt the CBT manual here would provide anyone any good. Indeed, in the larger of two studies that used it, only 17% of people using it as self-help improved (compared with ~10% no-therapy control group). I'm cherry picking, as the other therapist-led groups did better, but I feel the number is telling, especially after reading the therapy itself.

The therapy is not bad, it's just utterly un-insightful. It is this: Any little thing that is determined to be a risk factor or cause of BED (low self-esteem, impulsiveness, etc, etc) has a worksheet. You do 3-4 worksheets a week, and that's it. Cured! One could go through this therapy spending 15 minutes a week reading the handout of the week, 15 minutes a week doing the worksheets of the week, and 5 minutes a day filling out the "self-monitoring worksheet" where one need not even record what they ate, but simply make marks throughout the day for when food was eaten. That's it! No change needs to happen. No assessment of "am I really following this" as there is nothing to follow. In Fairburn's outdated CBT manual one could not progress to the next step until some requirement was satisfied (e.g. eating at regular meal times throughout the day). In this program, eating regularly is a suggestion mentioned perhaps twice, oh, and of course you must fill out the meal planning worksheet, for "at least three days". That oughta do it.

Perhaps this CBT manual is a suggestion, and it's up to the therapist to actually make it good. But I doubt it. And I also want to mention that I am a fan of CBT. I have used it to great effect in the past, for social anxiety. I do not scoff at "changing your thoughts" type of activities, except when they are as unmotivated and un-insightful as they are here. I feel as though the authors have not actually conversed with patients with BED, and have not tried to see things from their perspective and ask them how they might make the therapy better. The only point of view they seem to acknowledge is the numbers that come out of clinical trials.

Being of the scientific persuasion myself, I am sympathetic to this viewpoint. But if it were the only method we allowed ourselves to gain understanding of psychological problems, I doubt this field would ever progress. On the other hand, the book does a good job of citing all it's references and playing devil's advocate to itself by covering all sides of everything.

I see Fairburn has his own more recent clinical manual on Amazon (except he calls it a "guide", a distinction I appreciate), that I may check out next.