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Do you have a binge eating problem or know someone who does? This authoritative book 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 will show you how to: * Overcome the urge to binge * Gain control over eating behavior * Reduce the risk of relapse * Establish stable, healthy eating habits This unique book has been tested in controlled clinical research--and its success rate is outstanding. From a leading international expert, here is the advice, encouragement, and detailed guidance that can help you transform your relationship to food.

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Written by Dr. Christopher Fairburn, an international expert on eating disorders, this unique book provides clinicians, sufferers, and interested others with an authoritative and accessible account on binge eating problems.

Overcoming Binge Eating provides all the information needed to understand the problem and bring it under control. Dispelling many of the myths associated with binge eating, Part One provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of current knowledge about binge eating problems. Chapters address such issues as:

* Who binges and why

* How binge eating differs from everyday overeating

* Whether binge eating is an addiction

* How binge eating affects people emotionally and physically

* Ways those who binge can gain control

Part Two of the book is a new self-help program based on the most effective strategies for binge eating problems. Designed to be used on its own or in conjunction with therapy, the program provides step-by-step guidance for:

* Overcoming the urge to binge

* Gaining control of eating behavior

* Reducing the risk of relapse

* Establishing stable, healthy eating habits

Presenting the most up-to-date information, as well as an effective program for treating those who binge eat, this book will be used by clinicians both as a comprehensive reference and as recommended reading for clients. Offering inspiration and insight, this book will help your clients empower themselves to deal with their binge eating problems, as well as the shame and isolation that characterize them.

Synopsis:

Authoritative and accessible, this book provides all the information needed to both understand binge eating and bring it under control. Containing a new self-help program based on the most effective strategies for controlling these behaviors, it is designed to be used on its own or in conjunction with therapy. The program provides step-by-step guidance for: overcoming the urge to binge; establishing stable, healthy eating habits; getting control of eating behavior; and reducing the risk of relapse.
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About the Author

Christopher G. Fairburn, D.M., F.R.C.Psych., is Wellcome Trust Senior Lecturer and Honorary Clinical Reader in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. He is a well-known international authority on eating disorders with research programs in Britain and the United States. His main research interests are in the etiology of these disorders and in the development and evaluation of methods for treating them.

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Table of Contents

Part I

Binge Eating: The Facts

Chapter 1. What Is a Binge?

Chapter 2. Binge Eating, Eating Disorders, and Obesity

Chapter 3. Who Binges?

Chapter 4. Psychological and Social Problems Associated with Binge Eating

Chapter 5. Physical Problems Associated with Binge Eating

Chapter 6. Causes of Binge Eating Problems

Chapter 7. Binge Eating and Addiction

Chapter 8. Treatment of Binge Eating Problems

Part II

A Self-Help Program for Those Who Binge

Introduction

Step 1. Getting Started

Step 2. Regular Eating

Step 3. Alternatives to Binge Eating

Step 4. Problem Solving and Taking Stock

Step 5. Dieting and Related Forms of Food Avoidance

Step 6. What Next?

APPENDIX I.    The Body Mass Index

APPENDIX II.    If You Are Overweight

APPENDIX III.   Organizations That Can Help

APPENDIX IV.   A Note for Relatives and Friends

APPENDIX V.    A Note for Therapists

Further Reading

Index

 

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780898629613
Author:
Fairburn, Christopher G.
Author:
Fairburn, C. G.
Publisher:
Guilford Publications
Subject:
General
Subject:
Popular works
Subject:
Eating Disorders
Subject:
Compulsive eating
Subject:
Psychopathology - Eating Disorders
Subject:
Eating Disorders - General
Subject:
Recovery and Addiction-Eating Disorders
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
19950331
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
247
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.5 in
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"Synopsis" by ,
Written by Dr. Christopher Fairburn, an international expert on eating disorders, this unique book provides clinicians, sufferers, and interested others with an authoritative and accessible account on binge eating problems.

Overcoming Binge Eating provides all the information needed to understand the problem and bring it under control. Dispelling many of the myths associated with binge eating, Part One provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of current knowledge about binge eating problems. Chapters address such issues as:

* Who binges and why

* How binge eating differs from everyday overeating

* Whether binge eating is an addiction

* How binge eating affects people emotionally and physically

* Ways those who binge can gain control

Part Two of the book is a new self-help program based on the most effective strategies for binge eating problems. Designed to be used on its own or in conjunction with therapy, the program provides step-by-step guidance for:

* Overcoming the urge to binge

* Gaining control of eating behavior

* Reducing the risk of relapse

* Establishing stable, healthy eating habits

Presenting the most up-to-date information, as well as an effective program for treating those who binge eat, this book will be used by clinicians both as a comprehensive reference and as recommended reading for clients. Offering inspiration and insight, this book will help your clients empower themselves to deal with their binge eating problems, as well as the shame and isolation that characterize them.
"Synopsis" by , Authoritative and accessible, this book provides all the information needed to both understand binge eating and bring it under control. Containing a new self-help program based on the most effective strategies for controlling these behaviors, it is designed to be used on its own or in conjunction with therapy. The program provides step-by-step guidance for: overcoming the urge to binge; establishing stable, healthy eating habits; getting control of eating behavior; and reducing the risk of relapse.
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