Comparative Treatments for Eating Disorders (Springer Series on Comparative Treatments for Psychological Disorders)

This volume comprehensively addresses the treatment of eating disorders from the perspective of 9 experts -- each representing a specific treatment modality. The opening chapters summarize the latest treatment outcomes and introduce the case of Kristen who suffers from anorexia nervosa. Subsequent chapters discuss the assessment and treatment plans from the perspective of psychoanalysis, cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, developmental systemic feminist therapy, self-psychology therapy, the Adlerian approach, integrative cognitive therapy, and cognitive analytic therapy. The appendix contains a useful table, which succinctly summarizes the tenets of all these major approaches. For graduate students as well as professionals preparing for licensure. Approaches include- psychoanalysis, cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, developmental systemic feminist therapy, self-psychology therapy, the Adlerian approach, integrative cognitive therapy, and cognitive analytic therapy.