Eating Disorders And Mindfulness: Exploring Alternative Approaches To Treatment

Synopsis

This Book Presents An Overview Of The Latest Psychological Knowledge About The Application Of Mindfulness-based Interventions In The Field Of Eating Disorders. Increasingly, These Interventions Are Used In Therapeutic Practice. They Encourage Clients To Process Their Experience Fully, As It Arises, Without Judgement. Mindfulness-based Approaches, In Particular, Emphasize The Cultivation Of Moment To Moment Awareness Of Thoughts And Feelings As Well As Bodily Sensations. In So Doing, Eating Disorders Present An Ideal Context For The Development Of Mindfulness. Indeed, It Is In The Body That The Emotional And Relational Struggles Of Clients Reveal Themselves. The Authors In This Diverse Volume Share A Belief In The Utility Of Using Mindfulness-based Practices To Address Disordered Eating. It Features Up To Date Research And Theory Regarding Mindfulness And The Full Spectrum Of Eating Disorders, From Anorexia Nervosa And Bulimia Nervosa To Binge Eating Disorder. In Addition, It Explores How Professionals Can Utilize Mindfulness In Their Own Practices, In The Context Of Both Individual And Group Treatment. Empirical Chapters -- A Mindful Eating Group As An Adjunct To Individual Treatment For Eating Disorders: A Pilot Study / Natasha S. Hepworth -- Experiences Of Women With Bulimia Nervosa In A Mindfulness-based Eating Disorder Treatment Group / Kathryn Proulx -- Adding Mindfulness To Cbt Programs For Binge Eating: A Mixed-methods Evaluation / Naomi Crafti -- Mindfulness-action Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Concurrent Binge Eating Disorder And Substance Use Disorders / Leah B. Shapira -- The Application Of Mindfulness To Eating Disorders Treatment: A Systematic Review / Carmina Wanden-berghe -- Qualitative Chapters -- Mindfulness-based Eating Awareness Training For Treating Binge Eating Disorder: The Conceptual Foundation / Ruth Q. Wolever -- Psychological Inflexibility And Symptom Expression In Anorexia Nervosa / Nancy L. Zucker -- Thinking Through The Body: The Conceptualization Of Yoga As Therapy For Individuals With Eating Disorders / Laura Douglass -- Features -- Using Mindful Eating To Treat Food Restriction: A Case Study / Susan Albers -- How I Practice: Integrating Mindfulness Into The Therapy Hour / Robin Boudette Edited By Leah M. Desole. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.