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Impossible bodies, invisible battles: feminist perspectives on the psychological research on and treatment of eating disorders in queer women
- Author:
- MACDONALD Danielle E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 23(4), October 2011, pp.452-464.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Ideas about eating disorders in lesbians have been inadequately represented in the literature, and are largely based on stereotypical views. This article presents a critique of current research and existing findings related to eating and body image problems in lesbians, followed by a discussion of the current disjuncture between cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) treatment for eating disorders and culturally competent modifications of CBT for lesbian clients. The article synthesises the research on eating disorders in lesbians, with an emphasis on existing shortcomings and necessary future directions. Recommendations are made for the integration of feminist methods in research and practice, with the idea that improved understanding of sexually diverse women's experiences with eating disorders will create more accurate research findings, better treatment options for such clients, and a richer and more nuanced understanding of eating disorders in general. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
Treating bulimia nervosa and binge eating: an integrated metacognitive and cognitive therapy manual
- Authors:
- COOPER Myra, TODD Gillian, WELLS Adrian
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 256p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The manual provides a step-by-step treatment guide, incorporating a number of case examples offering detailed explanations of the treatment process, questionnaires, worksheets and practical exercises for the client, which will provide a framework and focus for therapy. The authors use existing techniques, as well as new integrated cognitive and metacognitive methods developed from their recent research, to take the therapist from initial assessment to the end of treatment and beyond.
Information processing of food cues in overweight and normal weight adolescents
- Authors:
- SOETENS Barbara, BRAET Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Health Psychology, 12(2), May 2007, pp.285-304.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Based on cognitive theory (CT), the aim of this study is to investigate the cognitive processing of food cues in clinically overweight adolescents. Eighty-seven (45 overweight, 42 normal weight) adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 years were examined. All completed an imbedded word task (IWT), containing high caloric food words and matched control words, as a measure of attention interference. A free-recall task was used to detect explicit memory biases. To study the effects of cognitive avoidance, participants were instructed to suppress thoughts about food or merely to monitor them, prior to completing the IWT and memory task. No evidence was found for interference in the attention processing of food cues. Also, no effects of thought suppression were found. However, consistent with hypotheses, the overweight adolescents did show an explicit memory bias for food stimuli, not due to a more general negative evaluation of food words. The results provide at least partial support for the applicability of CT to adolescent obesity. The study was the first to reveal a memory bias for high caloric food cues in overweight youngsters, which may well reflect a later-stage activation of food-related schemata. These may play a role in food-related preoccupations and overeating. The existence of an early-stage attention bias is less clear and requires further investigation.
Regaining playfulness
- Authors:
- ROGERS Lisa, PICKETT Hal
- Journal article citation:
- Therapy Today, 16(8), October 2005, pp.12-15.
- Publisher:
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Play therapy lends itself to work with adolescents. The authors discuss techniques for engaging young people who have eating disorders.
Long-term efficacy of psychological treatments for binge eating disorder
- Authors:
- HILBERT Anja, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 200(3), March 2012, pp.232-237.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study examined the long-term efficacy of out-patient group cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) and group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for binge eating disorders. It also analysed predictors of long-term non-response. Ninety people with binge eating disorders (mean age about 45 years and 80% female), recruited in Connecticut, were assessed 4 years after cessation of treatment within a randomised trial. Participants in both groups showed substantial long-term recovery, partial remission, clinically significant improvement and significant reductions in associated psychopathology, despite relapse tendencies. Body mass index remained stable. There was some indication that CBT and IPT followed different time courses over the follow up period, although treatments did not differ in recovery rates at any time point. Abstinence from binge eating was stable over the follow up period in the IPT group but there was a tendency to relapse among patients in the CBT group. In parallel the reduction of eating disorder psychopathology in the IPT group was better maintained or improved during follow up whereas for the CBT group psychopathology worsened from one year to long term follow up. The authors suggest that further research is warranted to better understand the time course and mechanisms of change of these treatments for binge eating disorders.
Cognitive behavior therapy and eating disorders
- Author:
- FAIRBURN Christopher G.
- Publisher:
- Guilford
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 324p.
- Place of publication:
- New York
This book provides the first comprehensive guide to the practice of "enhanced" cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E), the latest version of the leading empirically supported treatment for eating disorders. Written with the practitioner in mind, the book demonstrates how this transdiagnostic approach can be used with the full range of eating disorders seen in clinical practice. Christopher Fairburn and colleagues describe in detail how to tailor CBT-E to the needs of individual patients, and how to adapt it for adolescents and patients who require hospitalization. Also addressed are frequently encountered co-occurring disorders and how to manage them.
Weight matters for children: a complete guide to weight, eating and fitness
- Author:
- PRYKE Rachel
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 215p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
A compilation of current United Kingdom nutritional advice which is fully evidence-based, whilst taking a family-centred approach to eating and exercise. It offers practical solutions that families can use to modify their lifestyles and addresses the many reasons behind the current obesity epidemic. It also examines general nutrition issues, along with common illnesses and conditions. Behavioural approaches in relation to food and other childhood issues such as low mood, tantrums and general motivation are also considered. This book is vital reading for all parents and teachers. It will also be of great benefit to paediatricians, health visitors, general practitioners, primary care nurses, dieticians, nutritionalists and catering professionals involved in the preparation of food for children.
Cognitive interpersonal maintenance model of eating disorders: intervention for carers
- Authors:
- GODDARD Elizabeth, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 199(3), September 2011, pp.225-231.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
It is suggested that the stress experienced by carers of people with eating disorders and their responses to the illness may perpetuate eating disorder symptoms. The authors describe a cognitive interpersonal maintenance model of eating disorders and interventions for carers that may improve well-being in both carers and patients. This study examined the model using a self-help intervention for carers. Participants were a community sample of carers recruited from the UK (n=153). A pre-test-post-test design was used with carers randomised into self-help or guided self-help, which included the Expert Carers Helping Others (ECHO) intervention. Carers' distress, well-being, proposed maintenance factors, and carer reports on the status of the patient were measured. Carers' distress reduced and secondary outcomes improved. Improvement in carers' status and perceived improvements in patients were associated with reductions in expressed emotion and in accommodating and enabling behaviours. The self-help and guided self-help versions were comparable. The authors conclude that these results provide empirical support for the cognitive interpersonal model. They note that the skills training package is a low cost intervention but suggest that it could be improved by making the materials more salient and attractive.
NICE guidelines for mental health
- Author:
- KHELE Suky
- Journal article citation:
- Therapy Today, 19(10), December 2008, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
NICE have currently published 15 guidelines for the treatment of mental health and behavioural conditions. This article lists the conditions covered in each of the guidelines and the psychological therapies recommended for them.
The essential handbook of eating disorders
- Authors:
- TREASURE Janet, SCHMIDT Ulrike, VAN FURTH Eric, (eds)
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 338p.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
This edited selection of chapters concentrate on the main therapeutic approaches in use, including cognitive behavioural treatments, interpersonal psychotherapy, family interventions, dialectical behaviour therapy and drug treatments for eating disorders