Overcoming Binge Eating: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop

This trusted bestseller provides all the information needed to understand binge eating and bring it under control, whether you are working with a therapist or on your own. Clear, step-by-step guidelines show you how to:

*Overcome the urge to binge.
*Gain control over what and when you eat.
*Break free of strict dieting and other habits that may contribute to binges.
*Establish stable, healthy eating patterns.
*Improve your body image and reduce the risk of relapse.

This fully updated second edition incorporates important advances in the understanding and treatment of eating disorders. It features expanded coverage of body image issues and enhanced strategies for achieving—and maintaining—a transformed relationship with food and your body.

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Book of Merit.

Included in the UK National Health Service Bibliotherapy Program.

ISBN-13: 9781462510443

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Guilford Publications - Inc.

Publication Date: 07-01-2013

Pages: 256

Product Dimensions: 9.00(w) x 5.90(h) x 1.00(d)

Christopher G. Fairburn, OBE, DM, FMedSci, FRCPsych, is Wellcome Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. He directs the Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford (CREDO). Dr. Fairburn is a research clinician who has won many awards, including the Aaron T. Beck Award from the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies and the Outstanding Researcher Award from the Academy for Eating Disorders. He has a particular interest in the global dissemination of effective psychological treatments. His website is www.credo-oxford.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction: This Book and How to Use It
I. Binge Eating Problems: The Facts
1. Binge Eating
2. Eating Problems and Eating Disorders
3. Who Binges?
4. Psychological and Social Aspects
5. Physical Aspects
6. What Causes Binge Eating Problems?
7. Binge Eating and Addiction
8. The Treatment of Binge Eating Problems
II. An Enhanced Self-Help Program for Those Who Binge
Getting Ready
Starting Well
Regular Eating
Alternatives to Binge Eating
Problem Solving
Taking Stock
Dieting
Body Image
Ending Well
Appendix I. Obtaining Professional Help for an Eating Problem
Appendix II. Calculating Your Body Mass Index
Appendix III. If You Are Also Overweight
Appendix IV. Tackling "Other Problems"
Appendix V. A Note for Relatives and Friends
Appendix VI. A Note for Therapists
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