Counselling for Eating Disorders by Sara Gilbert

Counselling for Eating Disorders by Sara Gilbert

A guide to the use of cognitive behavioural and educational techniques to help clients with abnormal eating patterns. Sara Gilbert provides an account of eating disorders, their causes and the theory and practice of using cognitive behavioural therapy to treat them.

`An invaluable resource for anyone working in or wishing to know more about eating disorders...for those new to eating disorders, there are some useful appendices that would give a head start to anyone entering this speciality.... If you work in eating disorders, this book would be a frequently used addition to your bookshelf. If not, it would be worth reading to update and enhance your knowledge of this specialty′ -Dietetics Today

`This excellent evidence based book begins by providing an overview of eating disorder definitions (using DSMIV), prevalence, and differing causes.... I found the book free from jargon and enjoyable to read. I would recommend it as a valuable resource to anyone with an interest in cognitive behavioural therapy and its application to working with eating disorder clients′ - Association for University and College Counselling

`The book is written from a cognitive behavioural perspective and gives an in-depth account of how to structure assessment and treatment. It is sensible, thoughtful and full of helpful ′how to′ advice for the therapist. The book is complemented by several appendices which contain information that can be given to patients (e.g. about eating disorders and their medical consequences, further reading, guidelines for healthy eating and practical suggestions for how to begin to change)′ - Ulrike Schmidt, Behaviour Research and Therapy

Sara Gilbert is a chartered clinical psychologist who has had a specialist interest in the field of eating disorders for nearly twenty years. She currently works for the Luton and Bedfordshire community NHS trust.

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ISBN 13	9780803977259
ISBN 10	0803977255
Title	Counselling for Eating Disorders
Author	Sara Gilbert
Series	Therapy In Practice
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2000-02-22
Number of pages	192
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