Binge-eating disorder and bulimia nervosa : why dialectical behavior therapy? -- Orientation for therapists -- The pretreatment stage : the pretreatment interview and introductory sessions -- Mindfulness core skills -- Emotion regulation skills -- Distress tolerance skills -- Final sessions : review and relapse prevention -- Illustrative case examples -- Future directions
Summary
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 reproducibles, 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, emo
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index
