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Summary
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.
Author Notes
Christopher G. Fairburn, 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 Therapy 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 | p. 1 |
| Part I Binge Eating Problems: The Facts | |
| Chapter 1 Binge Eating | p. 5 |
| Chapter 2 Eating Problems and Eating Disorders | p. 21 |
| Chapter 3 Who Binges? | p. 34 |
| Chapter 4 Psychological and Social Aspects | p. 41 |
| Chapter 5 Physical Aspects | p. 66 |
| Chapter 6 What Causes Binge Eating Problems? | p. 84 |
| Chapter 7 Binge Eating and Addiction | p. 98 |
| Chapter 8 The Treatment of Binge Eating Problems | p. 107 |
| Part II An Enhanced Self-Help Program for Those Who Binge | |
| Getting Ready | p. 119 |
| Starting Well | p. 131 |
| Regular Eating | p. 146 |
| Alternatives to Binge Eating | p. 159 |
| Problem Solving | p. 168 |
| Taking Stock | p. 178 |
| Dieting | p. 183 |
| Body Image | p. 190 |
| Ending Well | p. 210 |
| Appendix I Obtaining Professional Help, for an Eating Problem | p. 215 |
| Appendix II Calculating Your Body Mass Index | p. 216 |
| Appendix III If You Are Also Overweight | p. 220 |
| Appendix IV Tackling "Other Problems" | p. 222 |
| Appendix V A Note for Relatives and Friends | p. 224 |
| Appendix VI A Note for Therapists | p. 226 |
| Further Reading | p. 229 |
| Index | p. 237 |
| About the Author | p. 243 |
