In this seminal work, leading clinicians and researchers present the major treatments for eating disorders, including cognitive-behavioral, educational, psychodynamic, feminist, family-based, and medical approaches.

Part 1 The context for treatment: anorexia nervosa - historical perspective on treatment, Silverman; the history of bulimia nervosa, Russell; diagnostic issues, Walsh and Garner; assessment, Crowther and Sherwood; sequencing and integration of treatments, Garner and Needleman. Part 2 Cognitive-behavioural and educational approaches: cognitive-behavioural therapy for bulimia nervosa, Wilson et al; cognitive-behavioural therapy for anorexia nervosa, Garner et al; psychoeducational principles in treatment, Garner; nutritional counselling and supervised exercise, Beumont et al; cognitive-behavioural body image therapy, Rosen. Part 3 Psychodynamic, feminist and family approaches: eating disorders - a self- psychological perspective, Goodsitt; consultation and therapeutic engagement in severe anorexia nervosa, Strober; anorexia nervosa as flight from growth, Crisp; interpersonal psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa, Fairburn; the aetiology and treatment of body image disturbance, Kearney-Cooke and Striegel-Moore; family therapy for anorexia nervosa, Dare and Eisler. Part 4 Hospital and drug treatments: in-patient treatment of anorexia nervosa, Andersen et al; partial hospitalization, Kaplan and Olmsted; behavioural treatment to promote weight gain in anorexia nervosa, Touyz and Beumont; drug therapies, Garfinkel and Walsh. Part 5 Special topics in treatment: managing medical complications, Mitchell et al; sexual abuse and other forms of trauma, Fallon and Wonderlich; management of substance abuse and dependence, Mitchell et al; management of patients with comorbid medical conditions, Powers; treatment of patients with personality disorders, Dennis and Sansone; addressing treatment refusal in anorexia nervosa, Goldner et al; group psychotherapy, Polivy and Federoff; prepubertal eating disorders, Lask and Bryant-Waugh; adapting treatment for patients with binge-eating disorder, Marcus; self-help and guided self-help for binge-eating problems, Fairburn and Carter.