Working with eating disorders
Subtitle: a psychoanalytic approach
By: Geraldine Shipton
Series: Basic texts in counselling and psychotherapy; Basic texts in counselling and psychotherapy
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780230802728
Subjects: Psychopathology; PSYCHOLOGY; Psychoanalytic Therapy; Eating Disorders; Therapy; Treatment; SELF-HELP; Counseling; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis; Eating disorders
Description: Written from a psychotherapist's perspective, Geraldine Shipton's guide provides an authoritative and practical introduction to therapeutic work with patients suffering from a wide range of eating disorders. This includes severe forms of the condition such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-139) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The Cultural Context of Eating Disorders; 3 Anorexia Nervosa; 4 Bulimia Nervosa; 5 Obesity; 6 Issues for the Practitioner; 7 Concluding Thoughts; Additional Information; References; Index;