Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders

Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders (Fairburn, 2008) provides a detailed account of "enhanced" CBT (CBT-E) for eating disorders. It describes all aspects of management from the patient's initial assessment through to post-treatment follow-up, and it explains how the treatment may be adapted to suit particular patient subgroups (e.g., younger patients, those with comorbidity) and settings (e.g., inpatient units). It has been written by members of CREDO together with close colleagues and collaborators. It is based on our combined clinical experience.

Reviews of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders

"With their evidence-based, 'enhanced' treatment, Fairburn and colleagues take CBT to a new level. This book is written explicitly for clinicians, who will find the clearly written, practical guidance invaluable. Of particular interest will be the authoritative description of the psychopathology of eating disorders and the lucid analysis of the management and treatment of underweight patients and those with multiple comorbidities. This is the definitive clinical account of CBT for eating disorders."

G. Terence Wilson, PhD, Oscar K. Buros Professor of Psychology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

"From the most prominent group in the world studying the nature and treatment of eating disorders comes this cutting-edge treatment guide, which spans all eating disorder diagnoses as well as conditions that fall outside current diagnostic criteria. Based on a solid empirical foundation, the transdiagnostic enhanced CBT approach will immediately become the gold standard for the treatment of eating disorders."

David H. Barlow, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Boston University, and Founder and Director Emeritus, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders

"Over the past 30 years, Fairburn has made immense contributions to our understanding and treatment of patients with eating disorders. This timely, clearly written, immensely informative, and very user-friendly book provides just what the clinician needs—a practical guide to all phases of treatment."

Robert L. Leahy, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital

"Another milestone by the field’s foremost pioneer, this book explains how to treat eating disorders in exquisite detail, and does so with a rich theoretical and empirical foundation as its basis. This will be the authoritative volume for many years to come."

Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, Professor and Chair of Psychology, and Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University

Materials for Clinicians

Below are tables, figures and patient handouts from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders (in the form of pdfs).  These are intended for clinicians wishing to practise CBT-E.

Blank Monitoring Record

· A blank monitoring record

Tables

· Table 4.2. Main Points Made When Describing CBT-E to the Patient

· Table 5.1. Topics to Cover When Assessing the Eating Problem

· Table 5.2. Instructions for Self-Monitoring

· Table 6.1. Main Topics to Cover When Educating Patients

· Table 6.2. Patient Handout on Regular Eating

· Table 11.2. Patient Handout on the Effects of Being Underweight

· Table 12.1. Template for a Short-Term Maintenance Plan

· Table 12.2. Template for a Long-Term Maintenance Plan

Figures

· Figure 2.3 The cognitive behavioral theory of bulimia nervosa

· Figure 2.4 The cognitive behavioral theory of ("restricting") anorexia nervosa

· Figure 2.5 The "transdiagnostic" cognitive behavioral theory

· Figure 5.1 The composite transdiagnostic formulation

· Figure 5.2 A formulation of a case of eating disorder NOS (with the patient’s own words)

· Figure 8.3 The over-evaluation of control over shape and weight: an "extended formulation"

· Figure 8.5 A schematic diagram illustrating fluctuating "feelings of fatness"

· Figure 9.3 The over-evaluation of control over eating: an "extended formulation"

· Figure 10.2 “Binge analysis” handout

· Figure 11.1 The "restricting" anorexia nervosa formulation

· Figure 11.2 The binge-eating/purging anorexia nervosa formulation

· Figure 13.1 The transdiagnostic formulation with clinical perfectionism added

· Figure 13.2 The over-evaluation of achieving and achievement: an “extended formulation"

· Figure 13.3 The bulimia nervosa formulation with core low self esteem added

Measures

· Eating Disorder Examination (EDE 16.0D) - see Assessment measures

· Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q 6.0) - see Assessment measures

· Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA 3.0) - see Assessment measures

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