Reference books

THE BEAUTY MYTH Naomi Wolf, 1991, New York: Morrow.

BODY, MIND AND SOCIETY Available from UK Youth £16.50
2nd Floor Kirby House, 20-24 Kirby Street, London EC1 8TS
Tel 020 7242 4045

This is a resource pack for women working with young women and girls. The pack contains tried and tested activities to encourage young women to take a look at themselves and the society in which they live. The 70+ activities aim to raise awareness of how and why we react as we do to life's challenges. Choices
and celebrations. The different sections include: media and image, society and societies, food and ways of looking after themselves.

CONFRONTING EATING DISORDERS (Issues for the Nineties, volume 24) 2001, £6.45 Edited by Craig Donnellan, Publ: Independence, PO Box 295, Cambridge, CB1 3XP Tel: order line 01223 566130

Available from larger book stores. This book offers information collected from a variety of sources including interviews, extracts from newspapers, magazines, Royal College of Psychiatrists, and beat, and is presented and illustrated in various styles.

CULTURE AND WEIGHT CONSCIOUSNESS: Mervat Nasser Routledge 1997.

A study of cultural influences on body image and weight consciousness in the UK and abroad.

EATING DISORDERS, BODY IMAGE & SELF ESTEEM:
Karen McPhail 1995. £7.50. Available from Mrs. Lawd, Level 2, Wellington Court, 10 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh E11 3EG. Tel. 0131 4693328

This pack has been designed for use in Middle schools. Intended as a resource
to be used over a period of 5/6weeks.

EATING DISORDERS: Anatomy of a Social Epidemic R Gordon 2000 Blackwells ISBN 0-631 21496-8

An investigation into all aspects of eating disorders and in particular the reasons for the increase in the incidence of eating disorders across the world. An excellent source of references with over 60 of it’s 281 pages devoted to references

EATING DISORDERS: Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia Nervosa West Office of Health Economics, 1994, £5.00 P & P PRICE BAND A

For both professionals and students, this is a guide using research to try to provide answers to many commonly asked questions. How common are eating disorders? How effective is the treatment and how much does the treatment cost? A brief overview of current knowledge in the field with an extensive list of references. Its academic approach makes it more useful as a reference book and an aid to a detailed study, rather than an introduction to eating disorders. (52 pages)

EATING DISORDERS & OBESITY. A Comprehensive Handbook, 1995: Edited by Kelly D Brownell and Christopher G Fairburn The Guilford Press

A good starting point for project work beyond GCSE level

FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES ON EATING DISORDERS Patricia Fallon, Melanie Katzman and Susan Wooley, 1994, The Guilford Press.

THE FOOD MOOD GUIDE Available from: Youth Clubs UK £8.95 2nd Floor Kirby House, 20-24 Kirby Street. London EC1 8TS. Tel: 0171 242 4045

This is an easily accessible resource suitable for group work in both High School and Youth Club settings, which deals with issues related to the self, society and food, as well as issues around feelings, body image and self esteem. Many group exercises are provided. The guide would be useful for classroom and youth group activities. Exercises are mainly geared towards young females and may be more appropriate in an all-female environment. Some of the exercises could be adapted for work with boys & girls.

HELPING ATHLETES WITH EATING DISORDERS R A Thompson & R T Sherman Human Kinetics

Aimed principally at coaches this book contains the information needed to identify athletes who need help, ways into treatment, and strategies for future prevention (194 pages)

INVISIBLE - a multimedia comprehensive resource on a DVD. “Invisible” uses drama as a focus and contains a comprehensive library of information, some of which is written in a simple format suitable for young people. It integrates a video of a play (written for 12 - 16 year olds) about eating disorders and related issues with information, experiential exercises, quizzes and handouts and is presented in a lively user friendly web style format. For more information visit www.maureenschiller.co.uk

MALES WITH EATING DISORDERS Edited by A Anderson Pub. Brunner/Mazel 1990

THE MAKING OF THEM:The British Attitude to Children & the Boarding School System. Nick Duffell Lone Arrow Press, London N8 2000. ISBN 0-9537904-0-1.

This book could be relevant to both men and women who have been to boarding school and developed eating disorders as a result.

MAKING WEIGHT – Healing Mens Conflicts With Food, Weight And Shape A Anderson, L Cohn, & T Holbrook ISBN 0-936077-35-2 Pub. Gurze Books 2000

MY LIFE AS A MALE ANOREXIC by Michael Krasnow ISBN 1-56023-883-6 Pub Harrington Park Press 1996

WEIGHTY ISSUES: Fatness and Thinness as Social Problems Sobal & De Gruyber 1999

This book puts attitudes to weight in a historical and modern perspective.

WORRIED ABOUT A YOUNG PERSON'S EATING PROBLEMS?
Available; Young Minds Trust, 2nd Floor, 102-108 Clerkenwell Rd, London EC1M 5SA. Tel 0207 336 8445. Leaflets cost in bulk; 1-99copies 25p each. 100-400 copies 20p each. Over 500 copies 15p each.

This leaflet contains clear and useful information about eating disorders. It would be suitable for use in a library, medical room, notice board or on an information table. It gives clear definitions of what eating disorders are and lists some of the signs that can give cause for concern. The section on what can be done to help is very informative and provides different options about treatment. The publication would be useful to teachers and friends worried about a student with an eating disorder.

WORKING WITH EATING DISORDERS AND SELF-ESTEEM: A Practical Resource for Teachers Dr. Alex Yellolees Heinemann Educational, Halley Court, Jordan Hill, Oxford, OX2 8EJ ISBN 0-435-04633-0

Good self-esteem and self-confidence are fundamental to leading a healthy, successful and satisfying life. This handbook explores the importance of self-esteem, how we acquire it and what happens if it becomes critically low. It demonstrates how low self-esteem can lead to dissatisfaction, dysfunction and psychological disorder such as eating problems. It goes on to provide an individual self-esteem growth plan as part of a personal development programme.

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Resources

Eating Disorders General

Beumont, P. J. V., Beumont, C. C., Touyz, S. W. & Williams, H. (1997). Nutritional counseling and supervised exercise. In D. M. Garner & P. E. Garfinkel (Eds.). Handbook of treatment for eating disorders (2nd ed.) (pp. 178-187). New York: Guilford.

Bowers, W. A. (2000). Eating disorders. In J. R. White & A. S. Freeman (2000). Cognitive-behavioral group therapy for specific problems and populations (pp. 127-148). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.

Bowers, W. A., Evans, K. & Van Kleve, L. (1996). Treatment of adolescent eating disorders. In, Reinecke, M., Dattilio, F. & Freeman, A. (Eds.). Cognitive therapy with children and adolescents: A casebook for clinical practice (pp. 227-250). New York: Guilford.

Fairburn, C. G. (1997). Eating disorders. In D. M. Clark, & C. G. Fairburn (Eds.) Science and practice of cognitive behaviour therapy (pp.209-243). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Fairburn, C. G. & Cooper, P. J. (1993). Eating disorders. In, Hawton, K, Salkovskis, P. M., Kirk, J., & Clark D. M. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychiatric Problems . A Practical Guide, (pp. 277-314). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Garner, D. M. & Friedman, L. L. (1994). Eating disorders. In F. M. Dattilio & A. Freeman (Eds.). Cognitive-behavioural strategies in crisis intervention (pp. 137-160). New York: Guilford.

Garner, D. M., & Garfinkel, P. E. (Eds.) (1997). Handbook of treatment for eating disorders (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford.

Garner, D.M. & Sackeyfio, A.H. (1993). Eating disorders. In A. S. Bellack & M. Hersen (Eds.), Handbook of behavior therapy in the psychiatric setting (pp. 477-498). New York: Plenum.

Rosen, J. C. (1997). Cognitive-behavioural body image therapy. In D. M. Garner & P. E. Garfinkel (Eds.). Handbook of treatment for eating disorders (2nd ed.) (pp. 188-204). New York: Guilford.

Schmidt, U. (1998). Eating disorders and obesity. In, P. Graham (Ed.), Cognitive-behaviour therapy for children and families (pp. 262-281). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Vitousek, K. M. (1996). The current status of cognitive-behavioural models of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. In P. M. Salkovskis (Ed.), Frontiers of cognitive therapy (pp. 383-419). New York: Guilford.

Anorexia nervosa

Edgette, J.S. & Prout, M.F. (1989). Cognitive and behavioral approaches to the treatment of anorexia nervosa. In, A. Freeman, K. M. Simon, L.E. Beutler & H. Arkowitz (Eds.). Comprehensive handbook of cognitive therapy, (pp. 367-384). New York: Plenum.

Freeman, C. (2002) Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa: A self-help guide using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques. Constable Robinson, London

Garner, D. M., Vitousek, K. M. & Pike, K. M. (1997). Cognitive-behavioural therapy for anorexia nervosa. In D. M. Garner & P. E. Garfinkel (Eds.). Handbook of treatment for eating disorders (2nd ed.) (pp. 94-144). New York: Guilford.

Bulimia nervosa

Blackburn, I-M, & Twaddle, V. (1996). Cognitive therapy in action: A practitioner?s casebook (Chapter 7: A case of bulimia nervosa, pp. 176-212). London: Souvenir Press.

Fairburn, C. G. (1997). Interpersonal psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa. In D. M. Garner & P. E. Garfinkel (Eds.). Handbook of treatment for eating disorders (2nd ed.) (pp.278-294). New York: Guilford.

Fairburn, C.G. (1985). Cognitive-behavioral treatment for bulimia. In D.M. Garner and P.E. Garfinkel (Eds.) Handbook of Psychotherapy for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. New York: Plenum Press.

Fairburn, C.G., Marcus, M.D., & Wilson, G.T. (1993). Cognitive- behavioral therapy for binge eating and bulimia nervosa. In C.G. Fairburn & G.T. Wilson (Eds.) Binge Eating: Nature, Assessment, and Treatment. New York: Guilford Press.

Garner, D. M. (1992). Bulimia nervosa. In, Freeman, A. & Dattilio, F.M. (Eds.). Comprehensive casebook of cognitive therapy (pp. 169-176). New York: Plenum.

Garner, D. M. (1997). Psychoeducational principles in treatment. In, Garner, D.M. & Garfinkel, P.E. (Eds.). Handbook of treatment for eating disorders (2nd ed.) (pp. 145-177). New York: Guilford.

Le Grange, D. (2003). The cognitive model of bulimia nervosa. In M. A. Reinecke, & D. A. Clark (Eds)., Cognitive therapy across the lifespan (chapter 12). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Mizes, J.S. (1993). Bulimia nervosa. In, Bellack, A.S. & Hersen, M. (Eds.), Handbook of behavior therapy in the psychiatric setting (pp. 311-328). New York: Plenum.

Tobin, D.L. (1995). Integrative psychotherapy for bulimic patients with comorbid personality disorders. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 5, 245-264.

Weiss, L., Katzman, M. & Wolchik, S. (1985). Treating bulimia: A psychoeducational approach. New York: Pergamon.

Wilson, G. T., Fairburn, C. G., & Agras, W. S. (1997). Cognitive behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa. In, Garner, D.M. & Garfinkel, P.E. (Eds.). Handbook of treatment for eating disorders (2nd ed.) (pp.67-93). New York: Guilford.

Touyz, S. W. & Beumont, P. J. V. (1997). Behavioural treatment to promote weight gain in anorexia nervosa. In D. M. Garner & P. E. Garfinkel (Eds.). Handbook of treatment for eating disorders (2nd ed.) (pp. 361-371). New York: Guilford.