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Dr Chris Freeman is one of the UK’s leading authorities on Anorexia Nervosa. He is based at his Eating Disorders Clinic at the Cullen Centre, The Royal Edinburgh Hospital in Scotland. Peter J. Cooper is Professor of Psychopathology at the University of Reading, and Honorary NHS consultant in Clinical Psychology. Roz Shafran has worked at Oxford on the treatment of eating disorders using CBT. She currently works as the Charlie Waller Chair in CBT at the University of Reading. She is the author of Cognitive Behavioural Processes across Psychological Disorders: A Transdiagnostic Approach to Research and Treatment (Oxford University Press). Dr Sarah Egan is Director of the Clinical Psychology program at Curtin University in Perth, Australia and is also the Australian representative of the World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies committee. She continues to work as a clinical psychologist in private practice. Professor Tracey Wade teaches at the School of Psychology at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. She is also Course Director of the university’s Clinical Postgraduate training programs and has worked as a clinician treating eating disorders for the past 20 years. Dr Melanie Fennell is the author of Overcoming Low Self-Esteem and Overcoming Low Self-Esteem Self-Help Course. She currently works as the Director of an advanced cognitive therapy course, which is a collaborative venture between the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC) and Oxford University. One of the first clinician researchers to introduce cognitive therapy to the UK, she was a founder member of the OCTC, an internationally recognized centre of excellence in cognitive therapy and training. As a member of research teams in the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, Melanie contributed to the development and evaluation of cognitive treatment for a range of emotional problems. A recognized expert on low self-esteem with an interest in depression, she has run many workshops and presented research papers at major international conferences. Constance Barter was diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa at the age of fourteen. Hospitalised as an in-patient at a specialist eating disorders unit for seven months, Mealtimes and Milestones is her diary of this time. She is now completely recovered and works as a Young Ambassador for BEAT, the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders. The Complete Guide to Overcoming Eating Disorders, Perfectionism and Low Self- Esteem Chris Freeman, Peter J. Cooper, Roz Shafran, Sarah Egan, Tracey Wade, Melanie Fennell and Constance Barter Constable & Robinson Ltd. 55–56 Russell Square London WC1B 4HP www.constablerobinson.com Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa first published in the UK by Robinson, an imprint of Constable & Robinson Ltd., 2002 Revised edition published in 2009 Copyright © Chris Freeman 2002, 2009 Overcoming Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating first published in the UK by Robinson Publishing Ltd., 1993 Revised edition published by Robinson, an imprint of Constable and Robinson Ltd., 2009 Copyright © Peter J. Cooper 1993, 2009 Overcoming Perfectionism first published in the UK by Robinson, an imprint of Constable & Robinson Ltd., 2010 Copyright © Roz Shafran, Sarah Egan and Tracey Wade, 2010 Overcoming Low Self-Esteem first published in the UK by Robinson Publishing Ltd., 1999 Revised edition published by Robinson, an imprint of Constable & Robinson Ltd., 2009 Copyright © Melanie J. V. Fennell 1999, 2009 Mealtimes and Milestones first published in the UK by Robinson, an imprint of Constable & Robinson Ltd., 2010 Copyright © Constance Barter, 2010 This ebook published in the UK by Robinson, an imprint of Constable & Robinson Ltd., 2013 Copyright © Chris Freeman, Peter J. Cooper, Roz Shafran, Sarah Egan, Tracey Wade, Melanie J. V. Fennell and Constance Barter, 2013 The right of the authors to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. A copy of the British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-1-47210-737-4 (ebook) Important Note This book is not intended as a substitute for medical advice or treatment. Any person with a condition requiring medical attention should consult a qualified medical practitioner or suitable therapist. Cover design copyright © Constable & Robinson Contents Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa Overcoming Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Overcoming Perfectionism Overcoming Low Self-Esteem Mealtimes and Milestones OVERCOMING ANOREXIA NERVOSA A self-help guide using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques CHRIS FREEMAN ROBINSON London To Aleck, my father, the wisest man I have known Table of contents Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction: How to use this book Prologue: A day in the life PART ONE: A Guide to Anorexia Nervosa 1 What is Anorexia Nervosa? 2 How Anorexia Nervosa affects people physically and mentally 3 Anorexia Nervosa and other disorders 4 Anorexia Nervosa in other population groups 5 What causes Anorexia Nervosa? 6 How can Anorexia Nervosa be treated? PART TWO: A Self-Help Manual Introduction Step 1: Assessing the problem Step 2: Monitoring your eating Step 3: Challenging the way you think I: Automatic thoughts Step 4: Challenging the way you think II: Thinking errors Step 5: Changing your eating patterns Step 6: Improving your body image Step 7: Developing assertiveness Step 8: Dealing with anxiety Step 9: Managing your relationships Step 10: Coping strategies for the future A final word Useful books Useful addresses Body mass index charts Extra monitoring sheets Index
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