Group Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders

This is a book that can be designated as a most timely addition to the literature of eating disorders. This book can be recommended without reservation as an outstanding addition to the field of psychotherapy in groups.

This book is a worthwhile reference for any practicing clinician involved with eating disorder patients, especially for those interested in working in a group modality. In this exploration of group therapy as one component in an overall treatment program, editors Heather Harper-Giuffre and K. Roy MacKenzie have filled a void in the clinical literature. This is a very readable book, replete with theory, practical guidance, and warnings. The reader comes away with workable knowledge of the differences between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and the continuum between the two. The only significant shortcoming of the text is its minimal discussion of the male population affected by these disorders. The section's best chapter, by Ron Davis et al., differentiates clearly between pscyhoeducation and cognitive behavioral group models.... The authors offer group leaders a clear and useful guide to evaluate the intervention when faced with these problems. They also list criteria for exclusion from group, and important diagnostic and treatment issues. The chapter by Patrica J. Perry on sexual abuse is powerful and the Appendix by Ron Davis et al. is most helpful. On balance, this is an excellent theoretical and clinical textbook on a subject which should be of great interest to group therapists.

Group Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders is a must-read reference for any practicing clinician working with eating disorder patients, especially in group modality. This is a very readable book, replete with theory, practical guidance, and warnings.

The Toronto group has done it again. This time they have compiled an excellently edited volume that is truly comprehensive, detailed, descriptive, practical, and otherwise outstanding.... The aughors have done an excellent job of comgining an overview of eating disorders and group therapy, and have provided practical 'how-to' information about conducting groups in every conceivable format. This book is outstanding, and should be required reading for anyone treating eating disorders patients in a group setting.

This is the first book to fully explore the use of group therapy in the treatment of eating disorders. Contributors offer practical guidelines on the strategies and interventions employed in a variety of treatment approaches. Group Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders integrates theory and application to clarify why and how particular group approaches are applicable to specific situations. It highlights the tactics and techniques by which the group modality can be successfully adapted for a variety of purposes.