Overcoming Binge Eating: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop - Hardcover

Fairburn, Christopher G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0898629616 ISBN 13: 9780898629613

Publisher: Guilford Press, 1995

Synopsis

A Reading Well: Books on Prescription Title

Winner of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Seal of Merit!

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.

About this title

Review:

"Fairburn's broad, popular text... provides a concise discussion on related research, information and methods for controlling the behaviour of food bingers. The author has managed to intermix all the key issues throughout the text, thus providing consistent and relevant information." - John Thain, Nursing Standrard, August 2005

"This book is exceptional and can be used as a form of treatment, to bolster treatment, or to teach professionals about those who struggle with binge eating problems. Clearly this book is the culmination of Dr. Fairburn's years of Center for Eating and Weight Disorders" - Denise E. Wifley, Co-Director, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, USA

Synopsis:

Virtually two books in one, Overcoming Binge Eating provides all the information needed both 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; the 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 Comprehensive, accessible, and eminently practical, this important new book offers advice, encouragement, and detailed guidance for anyone who suffers from binge eating problems. It also provides the latest information for those wanting to learn about the

About this edition

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0898629616
• ISBN 13: 9780898629613
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 247