Eating Disorders: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Children and Young People
By Simon G Gowers, Lynne Green
Series: CBT with Children, Adolescents and Families
- List Price: $95.00
- ISBN: 978-0-415-44462-0
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 03/24/2009
- Pages: 240
- Binding(s): Hardback | Paperback
About the Book
Eating Disorders comprise a range of physical, psychological and behavioural features that often have an impact on social functioning and can invade most areas of the sufferer's life. Although eating and weight disorders are common in children and adolescents, and there are many studies on eating disorders in adulthood, currently there is little information about treatment methods for eating disorders in young people.
In this book, Simon Gowers and Lynne Green bring together up-to-date research, clinical examples and useful tips to guide practitioners to working with young people, as well as helping families of children and adolescents to deal with their behaviour. Eating Disorders provides the clinician with an introduction about how CBT can be used to challenge beliefs about control, restraint, weight and shape allowing young people to manage their eating disorder. Chapters cover:
- preparing for therapy
- a CBT treatment programme
- applications and challenges.
This practical text will be essential reading for child and adolescent mental health professional specialising in eating disorders, it will benefit those working with both sufferers themselves, and families who have difficult comprehending the disorder.