Self-Help : Eating Disorders

In this companion book to 'If Not Dieting then What?', Dr Rick Kausman gives essential tips to not only achieve and maintain a healthy, comfortable weight, but also on how to relax and enjoy food. more...

Price: $14.00

This title defines anorexia, illustrates how it can evolve and how common it really is, and outlines every part of the treatment process, from the early warning signs that parents should watch out for, to the initial evaluation, to specific treatment plans. Dr. Lucas emphasizes the patient's role in defining the healing process. more...

Price: $14.95

Drawing from Within is an introductory guide for those wanting to explore the use of art with clients with eating disorders. Art therapy is a particularly effective therapeutic intervention for this group, as it allows them to express uncomfortable thoughts and feelings through artistic media rather than having to explain them verbally. Lisa D. Hinz outlines the areas around which the therapist can design effective treatment programmes, covering family influences, body image, self-acceptance, problem solving and spirituality. Each area is discussed in a separate chapter and is accompanied by suggestions for exercises, with advice on materials to use and how to implement them. Case examples show how a therapy programme can be tailored to the individual client and photographs of client artwork illustrate the text throughout. Practical and accessible to practitioners at all levels of experience, this book gives new hope to therapists and other mental health professionals who want to explore the potential of using art with clients with eating disorders. more...

Price: $24.95

Studying anorexia and bulimia in older women as opposed to teenage girls, this book takes a critical look at the evidence behind the assumptions of psychiatric illness in the patients and their spouses, producing surprising results. more...

Price: $29.95

A source of hope and valuable information for parents of children with eating disorders. This poignant and informative narrative relates how one mother rescued her daughter from the "experts" and treated the girl's life-threatening anorexia using a controversial approach. Known as the Maudsley Approach, this home-based, family-centered therapy, developed in Great Britain in the 1980s, has been receiving a lot of press here over the past few years. While it has been widely used in Europe for many years and is rapidly gaining acceptance among parents and within the pediatric and child psychiatric communities in the United States, until now, there were no popular books on the subject. Must-reading for parents of children with eating disorders, Eating with Your Anorexic is:. The first popular book on an increasingly popular approach to curing eating disorders. A source of practical information and guidance for parents of children with eating disorders. An eloquent narrative filled with pathos that inspires, empowers, and informs more...

Price: $19.95