Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obesity: A Clinician's Guide [Hardcover]

Zafra Cooper DPhil DipPsych (Author), Christopher G. Fairburn DM FMedSci FRCPsych (Author), Deborah M. Hawker PhD DClinPsy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1572308885 | ISBN-13: 978-1572308886 | Publication Date: May 22, 2003 | Edition: 1

The first cognitive-behavioral treatment manual for obesity, this volume presents an innovative therapeutic model currently being evaluated in controlled research at Oxford University. From leading clinical researchers, the approach is specifically designed to overcome a major weakness of existing therapies: posttreatment weight regain. The book details powerful ways to help patients not only to achieve weight loss, but also to modify the problematic cognitions that undermine long-term weight control. Drawing on strategies proven effective with such problems as binge eating, the manual contains everything needed to implement the treatment: intervention guidelines, case examples, and reproducible handouts and forms.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is an impressive clinical resource, and I have found it to be an excellent text for teaching clinical psychology graduate students. Obesity isn't studied in many training programs, yet it affects so many clients. This is the best book I have seen on obesity treatment from a psychological perspective."--Cathy Smith, PhD, Adjunct Faculty, Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary

"This book presents a highly creative and unique approach to treating obesity, from among the most trusted figures in the field. The authors' program pushes the boundaries of traditional treatment with a new level of cognitive sophistication. This innovation should not be missed."--Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders and Department of Psychology, Yale University

"Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obesity joins the large volume of weight-loss manuals with a special emphasis of its own--maintenance of weight lost during treatment, an often neglected area. To this end, it goes beyond many current weight-loss programs. And, in accordance with their pioneering approach to the eating disorders, the authors provide a detailed roadmap for the treatment of individual patients. From the outset, close attention is paid to the ultimate goal of weight maintenance. The book is well written and its measures easy to apply. The field is eagerly looking forward to the outcome of this innovative approach."--Albert Stunkard, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania

"This lucid, well-organized, and clinically sophisticated book represents the state-of-the-art cognitive-behavioral therapy manual for obesity. It extends to obesity many of the features of cognitive-behavioral treatment protocols that have proved effective in treating other clinical disorders. Informed by the authors' expertise and experience in treating eating disorders, the manual's conceptual clarity and procedural detail make it particularly clinician-friendly. It is suitable for use by a wide range of health professionals involved in the treatment of obesity."--G. Terence Wilson, PhD, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University

About the Author

Zafra Cooper, DPhil, DipClinPsych, is Principal Research Psychologist and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry at the University of Oxford.

Christopher G. Fairburn, DM, FRCPsych, FMedSci, is Wellcome Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. He is the coeditor of [i]Eating Disorders and Obesity, Second Edition,[/i] and [i]Binge Eating[/i], and the author of [i]Overcoming Binge Eating[/i].

Deborah M. Hawker, PhD, DClinPsy, is Research Psychologist and Honorary Principal Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; 1 edition (May 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572308885
• ISBN-13: 978-1572308886
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,146,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars almost all we need, March 12, 2005

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Oscar A. Pacheco (Rio Negro, PR Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obesity: A Clinician's Guide (Hardcover)

As a pediatrician involved with the problem of obesity (and finishing my specialization on the issue), I found that this book came as a possible solution to my concerns. It adresses every necessary steps in managing obese patients in a concise form and approaches important questions as body image, traps to avoid, long-term maintenance of weight (the most important point of treatment, emphasized by the authors), etc. All without drugs, which is a differential in this kind of treatment. And thoug the book doesn't mention treatment in pediatric patients, many of their lessons would apply for this age group (or, at least, the adolescents). There's only one weak point: in the beginning of the book, patients are instructed to count calories meticulously (they are even compelled to buy a kitchen scale). Afterwards, they are supposed to "forget the obsession" with the same calories! (almost like teaching a child to ride a bike and then taking it away for her for good). Even so, I think that it's a worthy piece.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A practical book for CBT for obesity problem., November 5, 2003

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Wong Chi Kin (Hong Kong, nil China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obesity: A Clinician's Guide (Hardcover)

This book is excellent in presenting the CBT program for obesity problem in step-by-step manual style. Such materials are practical and useful for individual or group work.