Eating Disorders News & Updates

Recent Articles

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   How Open Access will change Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences

   In a major contribution to the era-defining debate, this full Special Issue of Psychological Inquiry offers a range of views on how the Open Access Science movement will impact the study and practice of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences.
   
   Click here to read the FREE Special Issue in full.

2. 

   Semantic Polarities and Psychopathologies in the Family

   The gap between psychotherapeutic practice and clinical theory is ever widening. Therapists still don’t know what role interpersonal relations play in the development of the most common psychopathologies. Valeria Ugazio bridges this gap by examining phobias, obsessive-compulsions, eating disorders, and depression in the context of the family, using an intersubjective approach to personality. 

3. 

   New Edition - Anorexia Nervosa by Janet Treasure and June Alexander

   The highly respected and widely known Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Sufferers and Friends was written in 1997. This long-awaited new edition builds on the work of the first book, providing essential new and updated research outcomes on anorexia nervosa. It offers a unique insight and guidance into the recovery process for those who suffer from an eating disorder as well as advice and information for their loved ones.

4. 

   The New Books in Mental Health January-April 2013 online catalog is now available!

   This online catalog is filled with the latest mental health books from Routledge, Guilford Press and Psychology Press.

   A few publishing highlights can be seen below. For a full list of books, simply click on the subject area you are interested in on the left hand side of your screen.  

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   New from Bryan Lask and Rachel Bryant-Waugh!

   The new Second Edition of Eating Disorders: A Parents' Guide is now available. Written by two experienced clinicians, this new edition is dedicated to clarifying the subject of eating disorders. 

   Also now available is the 4th Edition of Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence. This accessible and comprehensive book builds on the research and expertise of the previous three editions and offers a distillation of current information relating to the younger population, along with brand new chapters on areas of experience, research and practice. 

   For further information about these books and to order your copy click here.

6. 

   Your Dieting Daughter

   Your Dieting Daughter is a must read for anyone wanting to help contribute to a young woman’s development of a healthy self and body esteem, whether she is 13 or 30. Costin has updated the first edition of this book to reflect her 15 additional years of expertise on dealing with the tricky issues of body image, food, and weight in a culture that places an unhealthy emphasis on being thin. From aiding a young girl to lose weight for health reasons; to encouraging a young woman to accept her natural body size; to helping detect, prevent, and understand eating disorders, this second edition is full of practical and invaluable information. 

7. 

   Nutrition Counseling in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

   Marcia Herrin and Maria Larkin have collaborated on the second edition of Nutrition Counseling in the Treatment of Eating Disorders, infusing research-based approaches and their own clinically-refined tools for managing food and weight-related issues. New to this edition is a section on nutrition counseling interventions derived from cognitive behavioral therapy-enhanced, dialectical behavioral therapy, family-based treatment, and motivational interviewing techniques.

8. 

   Decoding Anorexia

   Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view. Its clear, user-friendly descriptions of the genetics and neuroscience behind the disorder is paired with first person descriptions and personal narratives of what biological differences mean to sufferers. Author Carrie Arnold, a trained scientist, science writer, and past sufferer of anorexia, speaks with clinicians, researchers, parents, other family members, and sufferers about the factors that make one vulnerable to anorexia, the neurochemistry behind the call of starvation, and why it’s so hard to leave anorexia behind.

9. 

   New to Routledge in 2013

   Advances in Eating Disorders: Theory, Research and Practice

   Routledge is delighted to announce the launch of Advances in Eating Disorders: Theory, Research and Practice.

10. 

    Psychosocial Assessment and Treatment of Bariatric Surgery Patients

    Bariatric surgery plays an important role in the treatment of obesity; in this comprehensive resource the worldwide leaders of the field provide the most up-to-date information on the psychosocial issues that affect their patients.This book is an essential reference for clinicians from the evaluation through the follow-up and aftercare of bariatric surgery patients.