Recommended eating disorders books for professionals
As promised, here's my current list of favourite eating disorders books aimed at professionals. Of course there's considerable overlap between the two lists. In particular, I think professionals who are new to working with eating disorders would benefit greatly from reading one or two of the autobiographical books on the non-professionals list to get a feeling for what it is like to have an eating problem.
Helping People with Eating Disorders: A Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment by Bob Palmer - Guide for clinicians by the head of Leicester ED services in the UK. Friendly and accessible style. (amazon.co.uk) (amazon.com)
A Clinician's Guide to 'Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) by Ulrike Schmidt and Janet Treasure - Guide to accompany the successful self-help book 'Getting better bit(e) by bit(e)' (see earlier post). (amazon.co.uk) (amazon.com)
The Handbook of Eating Disorders: Second Edition, Eds: Treasure, Schmidt and van Furth - New edition of this classic text covering all aspects of eating disorders including chapters on historical, psychological and medical aspects and all sorts of treatment orientations. Every chapter re-written and updated. (amazon.co.uk) (amazon.com)
The Psychology of Bulimia Nervosa by Myra Cooper is an excellent review of the disorder as well as a presentation of Dr Cooper's new cognitive model. For more details, see my review elsewhere on the site. (amazon.co.uk) (amazon.com).
Eating Disorders and Obesity: A Comprehensive Handbook by Kelly D. Brownell, et al. - Comprehensive is no exaggeration. This weighty tome covers every possible aspect of the EDs with short summaries written by leading experts in each area. (amazon.co.uk) (amazon.com)
Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders edited by Patricia Fallon, Melanie A. Katzman and Susan Wooley - Highly recommended, especially the chapters on sexual abuse and feminist approaches to therapy. (amazon.co.uk) (amazon.com)
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders in Childhood edited by Bryan Lask and Rachel Bryant-Waugh - The definitive guide to early onset eating disorders by the highly respected Lask and Bryant-Waugh and their colleagues. Coverage of many aspects specific to EDs in children including difficulties of diagnosis, medical complications, prognosis and outcome etc. (amazon.co.uk) (amazon.com)
The Neurobiology of Eating Disorders. Eds:Hoek, Treasure & Katzman - Helpful integration of new neurobiological approaches to the eating disorders into what we already know. Perhaps a slightly misleading title as the book also provides an extensive overview of several areas including treatment and cognitive approaches. (amazon.co.uk) (amazon.com)
Exacting Beauty : Theory, Assessment, and Treatment of Body Image Disturbance by J. Kevin Thompson, Leslie J. Heinberg, Madeline Altabe and Stacey Tantleff-Dunn - Thorough and timely review of research into and treatment of body image disturbances and their relevance to the eating disorders. (amazon.co.uk) (amazon.com)
You can also search for more books about eating disorders from Amazon.com or from Amazon.co.uk
That's it for now. Do let me know if you have any suggestions for additions, either by sending email or by leaving a comment.
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