Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity: An Integrative Guide for Assessment and Treatment [Paperback]

J. Kevin Thompson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1996 | ISBN-10: 1557987262 | ISBN-13: 978-1557987266 | Edition: 1

After a decade of intense research, it is clear that body image plays a critical role in the etiology, development, and treatment of eating disorders and obesity. Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity: An Integrative Guide for Assessment and Treatment integrates these findings on body image with empirically supported assessment and intervention guidelines for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and obesity. In addition, body image issues are explored in other important areas such as cosmetic plastic surgery and body dismorphic disorder. Written by leading experts in each of these areas, Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity covers physical and psychological diagnoses, treatment planning, and protocols for empirically supported intervention. How to decide which treatment to offer to which clients, how to combine body image modification techniques with interventions that can preserve life and health, and how to help clients change their behavior, cognitions, and affects are illustrated with case examples, client handouts, and detailed protocols. Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and counselors will find Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity indispensible in understanding and applying body image research findings and practice guidelines in the context of comprehensive state-of-the-art assessment and treatment approaches.

Product Details

• Paperback: 517 pages
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA); 1 edition (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557987262
• ISBN-13: 978-1557987266
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #987,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity: An Integrative Guide for Assessment and Treatment (Paperback)

This is a good reference book. I like the measures that are provided in the book. Grounded heavily in research and using a variety of treatment modalities, the book is a good guide. My only complaint is that the research wasn't updated a bit for the current printing. Most research presented is from the late 80s and early 90s, which would have been current for the first printing of the book. However, this doesn't diminish the book's credibility. Great reference for practitioners!