Research Catalog

Title

Eating disorders : personal construct therapy and change / Eric Button.

Author

Button, Eric, 1948-

Publication

Chichester ; New York : Wiley, [1993], ©1993.

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Description

ix, 246 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

• Finally, the author considers specific issues which arise in the field of eating disorders and personal construct psychology as well as discussing possible future directions in this area. This volume will prove an important source book for all health professionals working with sufferers of eating disorders and their families.
• This book outlines a personal construct approach to understanding and helping people whose lives are taken over by food issues. It commences with an overview of eating disorders, followed by a detailed description of the concepts and techniques of personal construct psychology - paying particular attention to the context of people with eating disorders. The third part describes a series of case studies.

Series Statement

Wiley series in psychotherapy and counselling

Uniform Title

Wiley series on psychotherapy and counselling.

Subjects

• Personal construct therapy
• Eating disorders > Treatment > Case studies
• Feeding and Eating Disorders > therapy
• Feeding and Eating Disorders > psychology
• Psychotherapy > methods

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (P. [229]-237) and indexes.

Contents

Pt. I. Introduction to Eating Disorders. 1. The nature of eating disorders. 2. Treatment of eating disorders -- Pt. II. A Personal Construct Approach to Eating Disorders. 3. The psychology of personal constructs. 4. The exploration of personal constructs. 5. A personal construct approach to therapy and change. 6. Personal construct research on eating disorders -- Pt. III. The Experience of Personal Construct Therapy: Some Therapeutic Stories. 7. Anna. 8. Jenny. 9. Angela. 10. Helen. 11. Sonia. 12. Kath. 13. Sally. 14. Christine -- Pt. IV. Issues and Future Directions. 15. Issues and future directions.

ISBN

0471939056 (cased) :

LCCN

93011249

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries