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Anorexics on Anorexia
Edited by Rosemary Shelley
Recovering sufferers of Anorexia Nervosa describe in their own words their personal experiences of this illness, providing not only support for fellow sufferers but also invaluable insights for the families of sufferers and for carers and professionals. Learn More1997, 160pp -
Bulimia Nervosa
A Cognitive Therapy Programme for Clients
Myra Cooper, Gillian Todd and Adrian Wells
Written for those who either suffer from or come into contact with bulimia nervosa, this book will be an invaluable source of support for all those who wish to understand and to change their behaviour. It provides a framework for understanding what maintains the disorder, why it has developed and a step-by-step programme to aid recovery. Learn More2000, Paperback / softback, 9.13in x 6.18in / 232mm x 157mm, 256pp, AU$39.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-717-82000, Ebook, PDF, 256pp, AU$39.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-267-6 -
A Systemic Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa
Women in Transition
Carole Kayrooz
Bulimia nervosa involves interpersonal, social and societal factors as well as the cognitive, developmental and behavioural aspects that have been the focus of much professional intervention to date. The author shows how people seeking to understand and emotionally support women with this problem need to be able to work with all these dimensions. Learn More2001, Paperback / softback, 9.13in x 6.06in / 232mm x 154mm, 208pp, AU$46.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-918-92001, Ebook, PDF, 208pp, AU$46.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-275-1 -
Tiny Bites
A Guide to Gastric Surgery for the Morbidly Obese
Saundra Beauchamp-Parke
The author outlines the practicalities of considering, undergoing and recovering from gastric surgery. It enable families and friends of sufferers to understand the problem better and people who are seriously overweight to recognize that they are not alone. It is an essential guide for health and social care professionals. Learn More2001, Paperback / softback, 8.43in x 7.01in / 214mm x 178mm, 128pp, AU$29.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-704-02001, Ebook, PDF, 128pp, AU$29.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-286-7 -
In and Out of Anorexia
The Story of the Client, the Therapist and the Process of Recovery
Tammie Ronen and Ayelet
Ayelet spent six years of her adolescence in and out of hospital, having been diagnosed as suffering from a severe anorexia disorder. Ayelet describes her personal experiences of the illness, the repeated hospitalisations and her ultimate recovery. The book outlines the importance of a good relationship between the client and the therapist. Learn More2001, Paperback / softback, 8.90in x 6.10in / 226mm x 155mm, 288pp, AU$46.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-990-52001, Ebook, ePUB, 288pp, AU$46.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-287-4 -
The Overweight Patient
A Psychological Approach to Understanding and Working with Obesity
Kathy Leach
The book explores the underlying beliefs and behaviours that may contribute to obesity, including psychological needs, addiction, fear of deprivation, parental influences and sexual fears. The author draws a useful distinction between the need to eat and the need to maintain a large body size, and addresses both LT obesity and ST weight gain. Learn More2006, Paperback / softback, 9.13in x 6.14in / 232mm x 156mm, 272pp, AU$39.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-366-02006, Ebook, ePUB, 272pp, AU$39.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-520-2 -
Inside Anorexia
The Experiences of Girls and their Families
Christine Halse, Anne Honey, and Desiree Boughtwood
The authors use the stories of individuals and their families as a point for understanding the issues associated with anorexia including: physical effects, the effect on siblings and parents, related psychiatric problems, causes and treatment. Each story provides an overview of current knowledge from a variety of disciplines into anorexia nervosa. Learn More2007, Paperback / softback, 9.25in x 6.10in / 235mm x 155mm, 208pp, AU$32.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-597-82007, Ebook, ePUB, 208pp, AU$32.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-739-8 -
Beating Eating Disorders Step by Step
A Self-Help Guide for Recovery
Anna Paterson
People living with eating disorders find it hard to take the step of choosing recovery, often because the disorder has developed as a way of `coping' with problems or stresses in the their life. This book outlines new and positive ways of dealing with eating disorders for people living with eating disorders and their families. Learn More2008, Paperback / softback, 9.61in x 6.77in / 244mm x 172mm, 224pp, AU$39.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-340-02008, Ebook, ePUB, 224pp, AU$39.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-759-6 -
Bulimics on Bulimia
Edited by Maria Stavrou
The book looks at people who are living with the disorder, shedding new light on the day-to-day struggle of coping with bulimia. It challenges the stereotypical image of the bulimic teenage girl, revealing that it affects a far wider range of people, and dispelling the myth that bingeing involves only food and purging involves only vomiting. Learn More2008, Paperback / softback, 8.50in x 5.51in / 216mm x 140mm, 160pp, AU$28.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-668-52008, Ebook, ePUB, 160pp, AU$28.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-845-6 -
One Life
Hope, Healing and Inspiration on the Path to Recovery from Eating Disorders
Naomi Feigenbaum
The book is a positive and inspirational first person account of one girl's path to recovery. The book boldly details her 11 week stay in a residential eating disorder clinic, showing her progress from near-death on admission to a full recovery on departure with a positive coping strategy and advice as to how and when to use it. Learn More2009, Paperback / softback, 9.25in x 6.50in / 235mm x 165mm, 176pp, AU$31.99ISBN: 978-1-84310-912-92009, Ebook, PDF, 176pp, AU$31.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-947-7