Optimizing Diagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Comprehensive Handbook

The recent publication of the revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has had a profound impact on the classification of eating disorders, introducing changes that were formalized after years of study by the Eating Disorders Work Group.

The Handbook of Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders is the only comprehensive guide that provides clinicians with everything they need to know to implement these changes in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. This authoritative handbook offers a systematic review of the changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5, ensuring that clinicians are equipped to provide the best possible care for their patients.

Comprehensive Coverage of Eating Disorders

Renowned scholars in each area address eating disorders in adults, children, and adolescents, as well as special populations, providing a thorough understanding of the complexities of these disorders.

• Assessment and Treatment: Chapters on assessment and treatment, accompanied by instructional videos, offer state-of-the-art coverage that will benefit clinicians in practice, including psychiatrists and psychotherapists, as well as mental health trainees.
• Feeding and Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents: The challenges of diagnosing feeding and eating disorders in children and adolescents are addressed, providing valuable insights for clinicians working with these populations.
• Treatment of Eating Disorders: Treatment chapters cover restrictive eating, including anorexia nervosa and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, binge eating, including bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, and other eating problems, including pica, rumination disorder, and night eating syndrome.
• Eating Disorders in Men and Boys: A dedicated chapter focuses on eating problems among men and boys, who have diverse presentations, and the motivations and body image disturbances that may differ from those typically found among females.
• Cultural Sensitivity in Clinical Practice: An entire chapter is devoted to clinical effectiveness in multicultural and cross-cultural settings, emphasizing the importance of attunement to culturally and socially patterned characteristics of clinical presentation.

Each chapter concludes with Key Clinical Points, helping readers focus on the most salient content, test comprehension, and review for examinations.

This handbook is an indispensable resource for clinicians in both training and practice, providing up-to-date, DSM-5-compatible content that is utterly essential for mental health professionals practicing today.

The Handbook of Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders belongs in the library of every mental health professional, ensuring that they are equipped to provide the best possible care for their patients.