Main description:

This groundbreaking book gives clinicians a new set of tools for helping people overcome binge-eating disorder and bulimia. It presents an adaptation of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) developed expressly for this population. The treatment is unique in approaching disordered eating as a problem of emotional dysregulation. Featuring vivid case examples and 32 reproducible handouts and forms, the book shows how to put an end to binge eating and purging by teaching clients more adaptive ways to manage painful emotions. Step-by-step guidelines are provided for implementing DBT skills training in mindfulness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance, including a specially tailored skill, mindful eating. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible handouts and forms in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

See also the related self-help guide, The DBT Solution for Emotional Eating, by Debra L. Safer, Sarah Adler, and Philip C. Masson, ideal for client recommendation.

Contents:

Introduction
1. Binge-Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa: Why Dialectical Behavior Therapy?
2. Orientation for Therapists
3. The Pretreatment Stage: The Pretreatment Interview and Introductory Sessions
4. Mindfulness Core Skills
5. Emotion Regulation Skills
6. Distress Tolerance Skills
7. Final Sessions: Review and Relapse Prevention
8. Illustrative Case Examples
9. Future Directions
Appendix. Information for Researchers