By
Stephen W. Youyz, PhD
Janet Polivy, PhD
Phillipa Hay, MD
Eating disorders are causing increasing problems in our society, and many approaches to treatment are used, some more successful than others. This volume provides therapists and students with practical and evidence-based guidance on diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. It builds on existing knowledge as well as the enormous wealth of clinical experience that the authors have developed over the past three decades. It assumes a basic understanding of therapeutic intervention and some clinical training. This book will be of interest not only to those clinicians who have developed a special expertise in eating disorders, but to psychologists, psychiatrists, general practitioners, dietitians, social workers, nurses and other allied mental health practitioners as well.
Stephen W. Youyz, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Honorary Professor of Psychological Medicine at the University of Sydney and Co-Director of the Peter Beumont Centre for Eating Disorders tat Wesley Private Hospital. He has written or edited five books and over 180 research articles and book chapters on eating disorders and related topics. He is a fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders and the Australian Psychological Society and is Past President of the Eating Disorders Research Society. He was an inaugural treasurer of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders and is an executive member of the Eating Disorder Foundation. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the European Eating Disorders Review.
Janet Polivy, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, She has written or edited 4 books and over 150 research articles and book chapters on dieting, eating, and eating disorders. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Association for Psychological Science, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and is Treasurer of the Academy for Psychological Clinical Science.
Phillipa Hay, MD, is former Professor of Psychiatry and Head of Discipline of the School of Medicine, James Cook University, and Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at the Townsville Hospital. In August 2007 she took up the Foundation Chair in Mental Health at the University of Western Sydney School of Medicine. She has written over 80 research articles and book chapters on eating disorders and related topics. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), Chair of the RANZCP Board of Research, Vice-President of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders, and member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, the Academy of Eating Disorder, and the Board of Examiners of the Australian Medical Council.
“The book is a remarkable achievement and will be of great value to those wanting an up-to-date overview of a complex and multifaceted field.” — Christopher G. Fairburn, FmedSci, FRCPsych, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK
“… a brilliant handbook for all professionals in the field. With wisdom and compassion, they have masterfully brought together decades of empirical investigation on eating disorders.” — Kathleen M. Pike, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, and Temple University, Tokyo, Japan
“In keeping with the aim of this series, this book is a great clinical guide, combining biological, psychological and social perspectives into concrete and excellent treatment recommendations.” — Glenn Waller, DPhil, Vincent Square Clinic Eating Disorders Program, CNWL NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, UK
“This book will be an outstanding educational resource for educators and trainees, as well as a terrific reference or guide to clinicians in this field.” — Daniel le Grange, PhD, Director, Eating Disorders, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Chicago, IL
“Highly readable, brief yet comprehensive, this book is recommended reading for anyone who needs a crash course on the state of the art of treatment for eating disorders.” — Marion Olmstead, PhD, CPsych, Director of Ambulatory Care for Eating Disorders, Toronto General Hospital and Associate Professor in Psychiatry, University of Toronto